Religious heterodox world

This would mostly be ASB but what if the 19th Century sees a trend, that of the rise of several religious heterodox movements as major powers?

Mormonism somehow becomes more popular among Americans and finds an extensive following in the western US. This leads to the establishment of a Republic of Deseret that stretches from Utah to California.

In China the Taiping launch successful expeditions to Beijing and Shanghai and pincer into the center of the country, finally overthrowing the Qing and establishing the Heavenly Kingdom's hegemony over China.

The Mahdist regime in Sudan somehow beats back the British and the Turks and eventually conquers Eygpt.

Is there anything else to add to these heterodox movements to truly make it a "Heterodox world"?
 
The Baha'is led by Bahá'u'lláh succeed in converting all (or majority of) Persia.
Various Neo-Gnostic groups find more widespread support in Britain or the United States. Spiritualism becomes prevalent somehow in the eastern United States.

There's three more right there.
 

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The Mayan rebellion in the Yucatan succeeds, and results in a Neo-Mayan religion becoming predominant their(this almost happened OTL- the combination of an easily avoidable military defeat of the Mayans, and the US compensation to Mexico for the annexation of Texas-California, are what prevented it).

Buddhism was experiencing significant popularity among the Russian uperclass prior to the Russian revolution- perhaps it could become more widespread both in Russia and Europe as a whole.

Their was also a religious reformation occurring among Central Asian intellectuals in this period- which encouraged a relativist reading of the Quran. Unfortunately it was constricted by the Russian Empire, and then destroyed by the communists. But perhaps it could increase in strength instead, paticularly if it was to find favour with the Ottomans- or at least become a movement their which did not suffer their hostility.

The rise of Wahabism could be seen as another heterodox movement- so perhaps Wahabism could be more widspread?
 
The Mayan rebellion in the Yucatan succeeds, and results in a Neo-Mayan religion becoming predominant their(this almost happened OTL- the combination of an easily avoidable military defeat of the Mayans, and the US compensation to Mexico for the annexation of Texas-California, are what prevented it).
Well, the whole Talking Crosses thing wasn't so much Neo-Mayan as a syncretic mix of Christianity and indigenous traditions. But it could still serve as just another strange religion for TTL.
 

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The Baha'is led by Bahá'u'lláh succeed in converting all (or majority of) Persia.
Various Neo-Gnostic groups find more widespread support in Britain or the United States. Spiritualism becomes prevalent somehow in the eastern United States.
There's three more right there.
Neither spiritualism nor Bahaism can truly dominate, but a more significant following might be possible.
 
This would mostly be ASB but what if the 19th Century sees a trend, that of the rise of several religious heterodox movements as major powers?

Mormonism somehow becomes more popular among Americans and finds an extensive following in the western US. This leads to the establishment of a Republic of Deseret that stretches from Utah to California.

In China the Taiping launch successful expeditions to Beijing and Shanghai and pincer into the center of the country, finally overthrowing the Qing and establishing the Heavenly Kingdom's hegemony over China.

The Mahdist regime in Sudan somehow beats back the British and the Turks and eventually conquers Eygpt.

Is there anything else to add to these heterodox movements to truly make it a "Heterodox world"?

During Italian unification the obstructive Pope is removed/abdicates and a new acquiesant one is 'elected' under the threat of force.

The Catholic Church is disgusted by this, 'rebel' cardinals reconvene in another Catholic locale and elect a new 'true' Pope... or anti-pope. Other branches of the Catholic Church remain 'neutral' until the matter is resolved. This effectively divides Roman Catholicism into four or five branches.
 
A hybrid form of Hinduism and Christianity making the Trinity part of the Hindu pantheon is formed and spreads across India.
There already is a Hindu trinity of sorts - the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. So what you are postulating would be making Brahma equated with God the Father, Vishnu with God the Son, and Shiva (in the "transforming" rather than "destroying" sense) with the Holy Spirit?

It's an interesting idea. While studying Hinduism I myself noticed some similarities between the two trinities.
 
There already is a Hindu trinity of sorts - the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. So what you are postulating would be making Brahma equated with God the Father, Vishnu with God the Son, and Shiva (in the "transforming" rather than "destroying" sense) with the Holy Spirit?

It's an interesting idea. While studying Hinduism I myself noticed some similarities between the two trinities.

...Which proves that Jesus never existed, due to Hindu mystery cults!!


Back on subject, I'm currently looking at Pentecostalism. And the Protestant Reformation. And laughing madly.
 
...Which proves that Jesus never existed, due to Hindu mystery cults!!
Precisely!

But honestly, I do not see any connection between the two, and I hope you were not insinuating that I did. The only reason I brought it up is because I only recently learned about the trimurti and thought that its existence was interesting.
 
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