A non-denominational person or organization is one that does not follow (or is not restricted to) any particular or specific religious denomination.
The term has been used in the context of various faiths, including Jainism,Jainism in a global perspective: - Page 115, Sāgaramala Jaina, Shriprakash Pandey, Pārśvanātha Vidyāpīṭha - 1998 Baháʼí Faith,Earth Versus the Science-fiction Filmmakers - Page 70, Tom Weaver - 2005 Zoroastrianism,Zoroastrianism: An Introduction - Page 227, Jenny Rose - 2011 Unitarian Universalism, Neo-Paganism, Christianity,Models for Christian Higher Education, Richard Thomas Hughes, William B. Adrian - 1997, p 403 Islam, Judaism,Continuity and Change, Steven T. Katz, Steven Bayme - 2012, p 268 Hinduism,Personality Of Adolescents Students - Page 42, D.B. Rao - 2008 BuddhismThe Buddhist Experience in America - Page 147, Diane Morgan - 2004 and Wicca.Wiccan Warrior: Walking a Spiritual Path in a Sometimes Hostile World - Page 173, Kerr Cuhulain - 2000 It stands in contrast with a religious denomination. Religious people of a non-denominational persuasion tend to be more open-minded in their views on various religious matters and rulings. Some converts towards non-denominational strains of thought have been influenced by disputes over traditional teachings in the previous institutions they attended. Nondenominationalism has also been used as a tool for introducing neutrality into a public square when the local populace is derived from a wide-ranging set of religious beliefs.
See also Non-denominational Christianity Non-denominational Muslim Non-denominational Judaism Schism Unitarian Universalism
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