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The majority of Christian Americans are Protestant Christians (140 million; 44%), though there are also significant numbers of American Roman Catholics (70 million; 22%) and other Christian denominations such as Latter Day Saints, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Oriental Orthodox Christians, and Jehovah's Witnesses (about 13 million in total; 4%). [2]
Christianity was introduced to North America as it was colonized by Europeans beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Spanish , French , and British brought Roman Catholicism to the colonies of New Spain , New France and Maryland respectively, while Northern European peoples introduced Protestantism to Massachusetts Bay Colony , New ...
Religion in North America is dominated by various branches of Christianity and spans the period of Native American dwelling, European settlement, and the present day. Religion has been a major influence on art , culture , philosophy and law of the continent.
The various denominations of Christianity fall into several large families, shaped both by culture and history. Christianity arose in the first century AD after Rome had conquered much of the western parts of the fragmented Hellenistic empire created by Alexander the Great. The linguistic and cultural divisions of the first century AD Roman ...
In the American colonies the First Great Awakening was a wave of religious enthusiasm among Protestants that swept the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, leaving a permanent impact on American Christianity. It resulted from preaching that deeply affected listeners (already church members) with a sense of personal guilt and salvation by ...
Christian universities and colleges in North America (2 C) Pages in category "Christianity in North America" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Pages in category "Christianity in the United States" ... Chinese American church; Christianity among Hispanic and Latino Americans ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
Pages in category "History of Christianity in the United States" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .