英美概况课件第四章hapter VI Religion in Britain.ppt

Chapter VI Religion in Britain I. General Introduction of the three main world religions 1. Buddhism It was founded in the 6th century B.C. by Sakyamuni. Its doctrine is found in Buddhist Scripture. 2. Islam It was founded in the 7th century by Mohammed. The doctrine of Islam is found in “Quran”. 3. Christianity It came into being in A.D. 30 and its doctrine is the Holy Bible. II. British Worship 1. The Anglican Church A. It came into being during the European Reformation of 16th century. B. It is the most important denomination and it is the established church of the English nation. C. It is also called the Church of England. It is one of the main denomination of Protestantism. D. Archbishop of Canterbury called the Primate of all England, is its spiritual leader and Archbishop of York is called the Primate of England. E. Bishops and dioceses and cathedrals F. It runs its own affairs, owns stocks, shares, land and other properties. G. It is now all-inclusive, having the ability to be both Protestant and Catholic. “ high church” and “low church” 2. The Free Churches A. Forming Many protestants objected that the Anglican church had not moved far enough away from the Church of Roman. They thought the Anglican Church had not completed thrown away the rules and services of the Church of Rome. The Nonconformists wanted to be free to choose their own form of church organization and services, so they formed their own . B. Nonconformist denominations They do not have archbishops and their churches and services are very simple. i. Puritanism It arose in the late 16th century. Puritans wished the ceremonies to be simplified; the organization under archbishops and bishops to be abolished; the moral rule to be strict. They insisted that man should purify his life, whence their name. They denounced many common pleasures as sinful and corrupting. At the beginning of 17th century, many Puritans suffered from persecu