Protestantism

Protestantism is a form of Christianity that originated with the 16th-century Reformation, a movement against what its followers perceived to be errors in the Catholic Church. Protestants reject the Roman Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy and sacraments, but disagree among themselves regarding the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and matters of church polity and apostolic succession. They emphasize the priesthood of all believers; justification by faith alone (sola fide) rather than by good works; the teaching that salvation comes by divine grace or "unmerited favor" only, not as something merited (sola gratia); and affirm the Bible as being …

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NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 April 2024 English

Religious worship is integral to the lives of millions of Americans. In this paper, I provide a descriptive analysis of religious worship attendance using geodata from smartphones for over 2 …

Americans who attend at least one worship service. Protestantism becomes even more dominate when focusing on


Baker Institute for Public Policy · 6 April 2024 English

In a legal memorandum that, despite some instances of polemic, offers a helpful discussion of the history of the Supreme Court’s approach to the establishment clause since the 1960s, Sarah …

the population have suffered steep declines. Protestantism has splintered into hundreds of denominations


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 27 March 2024 English

This article calls for a greater integration of moral psychology and political economy. While these disciplines were initially deeply intertwined, cross-disciplinary exchange became rare throughout the 20th century. More recently, …

They observe that, prior to the emergence of Protestantism, the pres- ence of tight usury bans imposed


ASPI: Asia Society Policy Institute · 5 March 2024 English

Other CLGHKMA members usually include the Director of the CCP United Front Work Department, the Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Party Secretary …

five religions: Buddhism, Daoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam. Xi appears to view the Sinicization


UN: The United Nations · 22 February 2024 Chinese

24 p.

Catholicism with around 7 million followers; Protestantism with over 1 million followers; Cao Dai with


UN: The United Nations · 22 February 2024 English

24 p.

facilities affiliated with Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Caodaism and Hoa Hao Buddhism. 55. From Catholicism with around 7 million followers; Protestantism with over 1 million followers; Cao Dai with


UN: The United Nations · 22 February 2024 Sindhi

24 p.

Catholicism with around 7 million followers; Protestantism with over 1 million followers; Cao Dai with


UN: The United Nations · 22 February 2024 French

24 p.

légalement dans le pays 77 , et 62 établissements d’instruction religieuse affiliés au bouddhisme, au catholicisme, au protestantisme


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 January 2024 English

In a rational-choice approach to religious conversion, the conversion rate depends on a person’s costs of switching religions and costs of having one’s religion deviate from the type viewed as …

types, notably to distinguish among forms of Protestantism. Table 1 provides matrices of religious conversion conversion rates—involving movements into 10 Protestantism—are in the 2008 or 2018 survey for South Korea considered. Distinguishing among forms of Protestantism will particularly be critical in understanding


Alberta Teachers' Association · 21 December 2023 English

Ukraine is one of the world’s leading exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, earning it the nickname “the breadbasket of Europe.” Alberta Connection Alberta is part of the Ukrainian …

including Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestantism, Judaism, Islam, Pentecostal, Baptist, Buddhist


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