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An ecclesia is defined in the original Greek as "the church" (called out or chosen ones), or the body of Christ. It symbolically connotates the diverse tapestry of those who confess Jesus Christ as one and the same with God the Creator and Master of the Universe. It has nothing to do with religious denominations, the sect and the cult. It does not necessarily correspond to dominant social and political culture. More often than not is misunderstood to be a counter society, but has inherently wrapped in it's doctrine the best long term results for the world. Misunderstanding has long led tyrants, demogogues and Charlatins in various ages to persecute the ecclesia wherever they are from East to West. A sect is a small religious or political group that has branched off from a larger established group. ... In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and new religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. ...
The state churches are often counter to ecclesias by mere factors of struggles of power and other distractions from the main mission of the ecclesia. Leadership falls to misguided information or bold face contempt for the teachings of Jesus Christ. This is opposite the servant leadership style Jesus Christ taught. Though they need not be: a state church by definition has official legal recognition of its role in the society, while an ecclesia might not. Ecclesia can refer to: Ecclesia (sociology of religion) Ecclesia (ancient Athens) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Religion is subject to much study and discussion in the fields of theology, sociology, anthropology, and among ordinary people.
Institutional religion came into being about 4000 years ago, roughly coincident with the invention of writing, and writing was long the exclusive preserve of the priestly classes, and as such served to preserve their power and privilege.
Religions of pre-industrial peoples, or cultures in development to industrial conditions, are similarly observed by the anthropology of religion.
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