▁Eastern ▁Catholic ▁churches , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Mar on ite ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Christian ity , ▁which ▁include ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox y , ▁Oriental ▁Orth odox y , ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁East . ▁ ▁Protest ant ism , ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation ▁and ▁is ▁split ▁into ▁thousands ▁of ▁denomin ations . ▁ ▁Major ▁branches ▁of ▁Protest ant ism ▁include ▁Ang lic an ism , ▁Bapt ists , ▁Cal vin ism , ▁Luther an ism , ▁and ▁Method ism , ▁though ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁contain ▁many ▁different ▁denomin ations ▁or ▁groups . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁smaller ▁groups , ▁including : ▁ ▁Rest oration ism , ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁Christian ity ▁should ▁be ▁restored ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁reform ed ) ▁along ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁apost ol ic ▁early ▁church . ▁ ▁L atter - day ▁Saint ▁movement , ▁founded ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es , ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁by ▁Charles ▁T aze ▁Russell . ▁ ▁Islam ▁▁ ▁Islam ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Q ur ' an , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁holy ▁books ▁considered ▁by ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁be ▁revealed ▁by ▁God , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁teach ings ▁( had ith ) ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁proph et ▁Muhammad , ▁a ▁major ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁figure ▁of ▁the