The difference between Puritanism and Protestantism

Puritanism came into being in the second half of16th century, and it is actually a branch of Protestantism-Calvinism. After Henry VIII left the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church became a tool to maintain the rule of the king headed by the king, and the church remained decadent. /kloc-In the late 6th century, some devout believers in the church demanded that the residual factors of Catholicism in the state religion be removed. Their opinions are called "Puritanism" and they are called Puritans.

Protestantism, the Catholic church with the Pope as the core, is a "great tradition" that merged with Western Europe in the Middle Ages, but besides that, there are various "small traditions" in various ethnic groups or regions. When they react to the "grand tradition" in doctrine or organization, the heretical court ruled them as heretics.

Since the13rd century, heresy courts have frequently pursued heresy all over western Europe. After entering the late Middle Ages, the undercurrent of nationalism has been formed, and the so-called "heresy" is increasingly combined with the national self-determination movement, which has caused a greater impact on the church. The heretical movements led by wycliffe and Hus respectively took place in the marginal areas of Catholic cultural circles in Western Europe, namely Britain and Bohemia.

2. Different beliefs

Puritans only recognized the Bible as the only authority of faith, and emphasized that all believers, whether civilians or kings, were equal before God. They believe in J. Calvin's fatalism of "God disposes, man proposes".

Protestantism, the only God of the Trinity.

3. The impact is different.

Puritanism played an important role in the establishment of British North American colonies, and also had a far-reaching impact on politics, economy, ideology, culture and religion in Britain and America after the17th century.

Protestantism has also established various sects in the process of religious reform in various places, and various sects have also formed a series of self-contained and perfect dogmatic systems. Among them, the most famous ones are: Heidelberg Q&A, Belgian Credo, Dortmund Credo, Westminster Credo and Westminster Minor Q&A.

Reference source; Baidu Encyclopedia-Puritanism

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