Abstract
Extract Many names for modern denominations originate in styles of church governance or distinctions in theology. Churches with bishops are known as episcopal; churches governed by presbyteries (regional councils of clergy and laity) are presbyterian; churches governed at the congregational level are congregationalist or independent; and the term baptist generally refers to congregations that embrace adult baptism as well as a congregational form of government. It should not be assumed that all those who embraced a particular style of church governance or theology shared formal institutional ties. For this reason, these terms, as well as the word protestant, are lowercased. In contrast, particular ecclesiastical organizations, such as the Church of England (Anglicans), Church of Scotland, or the Synod of New York and Philadelphia are capitalized as usual, as are the cohesive Quakers and Moravians.
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