Lecture 4 Religion in America Christianity( 基督教) Protestant 新教 Catholic 天主教 Orthodox 东正教
Lecture 4 Religion in America Jesus Christ
Lecture 4 Religion in America Jesus on the Cross
Lecture 4 Religion in America Virgin Mary
Lecture 4 Religion in America Mother of Jesus
Lecture 4 Religion in America Holy Bible
Lecture 4 Religion in America Christian church
Lecture 4 Religion in America Catholic church
Lecture 4 Religion in America Jewish church
Lecture 4 Religion in America I American “three faiths” 美国三大宗教信仰 1. Protestant P 90 Protestant 2. Catholic Catholic 3. Jewish Jewish
Lecture 4 Religion in America II Religious liberty 宗教自由 1. WASP (White Anglo-Saxons Protestant) –- the origin of the American mainstream culture 盎格鲁萨克逊白人新教文化 –P 85
Lecture 4 Religion in America 2. Different kinds of Protestants in America by 1750s P 85 Lutherans ( 路德派教徒 ) from Germany The Dutch Reformed Church ( 荷兰改革派教徒 ) in New York & New Jersey Presbyterians ( 长老会教友 ) from Scotland Huguenots ( 胡格诺派教徒 ) from France Congregationalists ( 公理会教友 ) in New England
Lecture 4 Religion in America 3. Great influence of John Locke’s work in America 4. Religious liberty provided in the Constitution – P 86
Lecture 4 Religion in America Protestants in today’s United States -P 87 1.Baptists ( the largest group) 浸礼会教徒 2.Methodist ( 卫理公会教徒 ) --P Over 100 other Protestants
Lecture 4 Religion in America Catholics –P 88 The first Catholic president – John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy Judaism III Religious diversity ( 宗教多样化 ) Islam Buddhism Hinduism
Lecture 4 Religion in America IV American Character of Religion -- P Americans with different religions live together under the same law. 2. Religious beliefs of Americans continue to be strong with social progress. 3. Every church is a completely independent organization, and concerned with its own finance and its own building.
Lecture 4 Religion in America Summary. Question: What do you know about American religions?