英国宗教与信仰概览 PPT课件.ppt

Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Religious Freedom
Introduction to British and American Culture
The Protestant Church
The Catholic Church
The Church of England
British State Church
基督教,是一个相信耶稣基督为救主的一
神论宗教。基督教、佛教、伊斯兰教是世
界三大宗教,估计现在全球共有15亿至21
亿的人信仰基督教,占世界总人口25%-30%。
最早期的基督教只有一个教会,但在基
督教的历史进程中却分化为许多派别,
主要有天主教(中文也可译为公教、罗
马公教)、东正教、新教(中文又常称
为基督教)三大派别,以及其他一些影
响较小的派别。中文的“基督教”一词有
时被用于专指基督新教。
Religion in the United Kingdom
The introduction of Christianity
The early Anglo-Saxons were worshippers of
natural forces; . thunder, winds, storms, etc.
“Religion arose in every primitive times from
erroneous, primitive conceptions of men about
their own nature and external nature
surrounding them.”( Engles )
The early Anglo-Saxons converted Christianity
Religion in the United Kingdom
The Anglo-Saxons brought their own Teutonic religion to
Britain. Christianity soon disappeared, except among the
Celts of Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In 597,
Pope GregoryⅠsent St. Augustine, the Prior of St. Andrew’s
Monastery in Rome, to England to convert the heathen
English to Christianity. In 579 St. Augustine became the
first Archbishop of Canterbury. He was remarkably essful
in converting the king and the nobility, but the conversion
of mon people was largely due to the missionary
activities of the monks in the north.
The English Religious Reformation
Henry Ⅷ was about all responsible for the religious reform
of the church. There are 3main reasons: a desire for change
and reform in the Church had been growing for many years
and now, encouraged by the ess of Martin Luther
(1483-1546), many people believed its time e;
the privilege and wealth of the clergy were also resented;
and Henry needed money.
Religion in the United Kingdom
Religion in the United Kingdom
JamesⅠforced the Puritans to worship the Catholic,
conducted the religious persecution. The Puritan, a
new religious group, did not appear until the religious
reform. The puritans calle