Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Read our research on:
U.S. Protestants Are Not Defined by Reformation-Era Controversies 500 Years Later
pf_17.08.31_reformationus_promo_640px-1
Embed
Infographic Gallery
- U.S. Protestants Are Not Defined by Reformation-Era Controversies 500 Years Later
- U.S. Protestants split on sola fide, sola scriptura; in issues connected to Reformation, U.S. Catholics mostly echo traditional church views
- Few American Protestants know sola fide is Protestant belief
- U.S. Protestants divided over whether faith alone or faith plus good works are needed for eternal life
- Half of U.S. Protestants, three-quarters of U.S. Catholics say Christians need guidance from Bible and church teachings
- Three-in-ten U.S. Protestants believe in both sola fide and sola scriptura
- Three-in-ten U.S. Protestants say they believe in purgatory
- Among U.S. white evangelicals, regular church attendance and higher levels of educational attainment linked with belief in sola fide, sola scriptura
- Two-thirds of white evangelicals say belief in Jesus is key to gaining eternal life
- Most U.S. Protestants know the Reformation was when Protestants broke away from Catholic Church
- Most U.S. Protestants, U.S. Catholics know Martin Luther inspired the Reformation
- Few American Protestants, Catholics know that only Protestants traditionally teach sola fide
- Most U.S. Christians say they are familiar with the term ‘Protestant’
- Many Americans see Protestants as Christians who are not Catholic
- Nearly six-in-ten U.S. Protestants, two-thirds of U.S. Catholics say Catholics and Protestants today are more similar than different
- Those who view Protestants and Catholics as similar see common beliefs in God, Jesus
- Pope, saints among key differences seen between Protestants and Catholics
- Half of U.S. Protestants say Catholicism is similar to their religion; half of Catholics say the same about Protestantism