The American Religious pdf

The American Religious Heritage Students: Vu Thi Trang 18 Dinh Ngoc Thuy... The introduction59 27 7 4 2 1 Religious preferences Protestant Catholic None Other Jewish Eastern Orthodox 93%

The American Religious

Heritage

Students: Vu Thi Trang (18) Dinh Ngoc Thuy

1 The introduction

2 The development of Protestantism

3 Protestantism in the US

4 Heritage: self-improvement

The introduction

59 27

7 4 2 1

Religious preferences

Protestant Catholic None Other Jewish Eastern Orthodox

93% American believe in God

The development of Protestantism

Protestant & Catholic

Christian faith

Forgiveness for sins

Catholic >< protestant

 Forgiveness for merit & austerity

people

 Seeking forgiveness by telling sins

to priests

 Maria-physical mother of Jesus was

a virgin

 Catholic church

 Forgiveness for whole

 Seeking forgiveness directly from

God

 She gave birth for many child

 Denomination

Protestantism in the US

*The various Protestant dominations have completely separate church organizations

*Individual, not organized church should be center of religious life

*American religious tradition has encouraged tolerance & acceptance of all faith

The Protestant heritage :

• Emphasized on natural sinfulness of human

• God helps those who help themselves

• Countless book (self-help book): how people can be happier, more

successful in life

• Key to self-improvement is self-confidence

• “The power of positive thinking” – written by Norman Vincent Peale-

Protestant minister

Self-improvement