The Establishment And Shaking Of Anglicanism In North American Virginia Colony

Religion is an important part of American culture. The Anglicanism in Virginia Colony is a typical representative of American culture, the process of the establishment and shaking of Anglicanism play an important role for understanding the concept of the American religious liberty. This paper focuses on the Anglicanism of Virginia Colony, inquires into the process of the establishment and shaking of Anglicanism, and analysis the cause of this variation.The introduction mainly reviews the studies about the Anglicanism of Virginia Colony, and confirms the research approach and the relevant methods and theory.The text is divides into four parts:Part one, the spread and flourish of Anglicanism in Virginia Colony, which concludes two aspects. That is, the spread of Anglicanism in Virginia Colony; flourish of Anglicanism in Virginia Colony.Part two, the establishment and development of Anglican Church as the state religion in Virginia Colony, which contains three aspects. First, the legislation of 1619. Second, the authority of the Anglicanism. Third, the development of the Anglicanism.Part three, the shaking of the Anglicanism, which contains three aspects. Including, the Toleration Act of 1689; the vestry controls church; the stronger of the denomination which are opposed to the Anglicanism.Part four, the causes of the establishment and shaking of the Anglicanism in Virginia Colony, which comprises two aspects. Namely, the reasons of the establishment of the Anglicanism in Virginia Colony and the reasons of the shaking of the Anglicanism in Virginia Colony.The last part is the conclusion, which summarizes this paper. I will try my best to analysis the cause of the establishment and shaking of the Anglicanism in Virginia Colony objectively and comprehensively.