During the 19th and 20th centuries, nationalism began to dominate the thinking of most of mankind.
وَفِي آخِرِ ٱلْمَطَافِ ،‏ ٱنْقَسَمَتْ كَنَائِسُ ٱلْعَالَمِ ٱلْمَسِيحِيِّ إِلَى عِدَّةِ طَوَائِفَ تُجِيزُ غَالِبِيَّتُهَا رُوحَ ٱلْقَوْمِيَّةِ .‏