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Religions organize themselves their institutions, practitioners, and structures-in a variety of fashions. For instance, when the Roman Catholic Church emerged, it borrowed many of its organizational principles from the ancient Roman military and turned senators into cardinals, for example. Sociologists use different terms, like ecclesia, denomination, and sect, to define these types of organizations. Scholars are also aware that these definitions are not static. Most religions transition through different organizational phases. For example, Christianity began as a cult, transformed into a sect, and today exists as an ecclesia.

Question 1: Describe how a religion can develop from a cult and then become a sect, then become a denomination, and then an ecclesia. Give an example of each.