The phrase "and the schisms" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing divisions or separations within a group, organization, or ideology.
Example: "The debate highlighted the differences in opinion among the members, and the schisms that had developed over time became evident."
Alternatives: "and the divisions" or "and the rifts".
Printers, Jefferson complained, just days after his election, "live by the zeal they can kindle, and the schisms they can create".
I'm a native New Yorker, and the schisms in my home state have always existed just north of the Bronx, past Westchester County.
The tension created by these competing considerations, and the schisms formed within communities by an uneven distribution of profits and problems, are hinted at in the new film "Promised Land".
The Digambara monastic community denounced the codification, and the schism between the two communities became irrevocable.
And the schism between Hamas and Fatah has shaken underlying assumptions.
Constantine's efforts to effect a reconciliation failed, and the schism between Rome and Constantinople was final.
The historical implications are discussed: the selling of indulgences was a central issue in the rise of the Protestant Reformation and the schism in the Roman Catholic Church.
But Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. decided to go forward with defending the propagandist's conviction and the validity of conspiracy as a tribunal charge, and the schism opened.
Poverty and the schism between British-born blacks and African immigrants are both present, but most engaging is the neighborhood itself.
It was a dark time for the Yankees, who had just suffered an epic playoff loss to Boston, and the schism between the Tampa and New York branches was crippling their efficiency.
But, Professor Stern cautioned, "the schism between the ultra-Orthodox and Israeli society might become more severe; the schism between those who have and those who have not might become more severe; and the schism between Palestinians and Israelis will become more severe".
