A Analysis Of The Spirit Of Protestantism Which Shape The Value And The Reality Of American Politics

The relation between American religion and Politics is extraordinary close. The article tries to explain that it is the"Spirit of Protestantism"which shaped the American political value, the ideality and the"American Creed", and it continues to become the most strong spirit and headstream of the"American Creed". The"Spirit of Protestantism"is a series of ethic, ideology, value which come from the Protestantism. The"American creed", which includes the Individualism, the Liberalism, the ethic of Anti- power, the Constitutionalism, the Democracy, the civil rights, the Equality, the separation of the politics and the religion and the dream of"the city upon a hill", could be described as the profane credo of the"Spirit of Protestantism".The American political value which deeply rooted in the brain of American people guide them to construct their country and politics. Meanwhile, the"American Creed"continuously sends out the challenge to the reality of American Politics and becomes the motivity of the reformation. Actually, The four times of Great Awakening in American were the extreme reflections.The gap between the ideality and the reality exists; once Awakenings arises, the"American Creed"would revival at the same time. The Great Awakenings acted as ligament of the"Spirit of Protestantism", the"American creed"and the reality of American Politics. In conclusion, the reality of American Politics build on the"American creed", and the"American creed"is the profane credo of the"spirit of Protestantism". Either of them connects with each other tightly. It may an extraordinary characteristic in American society.