| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第14-16页 |
| ·Method and Contents | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Christianity and Liberalism:The Main Lines of America's Ideology | 第18-27页 |
| ·America as a Christian Nation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Liberalism as America's Major Political Ideology | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Religious Impact on the American Liberalism | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three The Protestant Reformation and Its Liberal Elements | 第27-40页 |
| ·Martin Luther and John Calvin:The Root of Democracy and Diversity in Protestantism | 第27-31页 |
| ·Major Theology of Martin Luther and Its Influence | 第27-29页 |
| ·Major Theology of John Calvin and the Liberal Character of the Reformed Tradition | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Emergence of Religious Diversity | 第31-35页 |
| ·Arminianism and Anabaptism | 第31-32页 |
| ·Religious Diversity in Great Britain | 第32-35页 |
| ·Anglicanism and the Beginning of the Puritan Migration | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Development of Anglicanism and Puritanism before the English Civil War | 第35-36页 |
| ·Anglicanism and Puritanism in England after the Civil War | 第36-38页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four The Protestant Transplantation and the Root of Liberalism in ColonialAmerica | 第40-54页 |
| ·New England:A Balance between Individual Freedom and Social Order | 第40-48页 |
| ·The Covenantal Idea and Its Application | 第40-42页 |
| ·Church Organization and Admission | 第42-43页 |
| ·Relation between Church and State | 第43-46页 |
| ·Early Dissenters and Diversity | 第46-48页 |
| ·Virginia:The Americanization of Anglicanism | 第48-50页 |
| ·Maryland:Conflict between Roman Catholics and Protestants | 第50-52页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Division and Diversification:The Development of Liberalism in ColonialAmerica | 第54-76页 |
| ·New England:From Puritan Domination to Religious Toleration | 第54-61页 |
| ·Divisions within the New England Colonies | 第54-58页 |
| ·Diversification of Denominations and the Establishment of Religious Toleration | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Significance of the Conservative New England to the American Liberalism | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Southern Colonies:The Secularization of Anglicanism and the Rise of Diversity | 第61-66页 |
| ·Virginia:Further Secularization and Diversification in Religion | 第61-63页 |
| ·Maryland:The Establishment of Religious Diversity | 第63-64页 |
| ·Carolinas:An Imbalanced and Diversified Religious Background | 第64-65页 |
| ·America's Anglican Tradition and Its Contribution to the American Lberalism | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Middle Colonies:The Origin of Religious Pluralism and Religious Liberty | 第66-73页 |
| ·New York and New Jersey:A Heterogeneous Background and Religious Equality | 第66-69页 |
| ·Pennsylvania: The Establishment of Religious Liberty | 第69-73页 |
| ·The Middle Colonies' Contribution to the American Liberalism | 第73页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第73-76页 |
| Chapter Six America's Own Religious Reformation:The First Great Awakening | 第76-94页 |
| ·The Background of the Great Awakening | 第76-78页 |
| ·Revivals in Different Regions and the Impact on Major Denominations | 第78-86页 |
| ·Revivals in the Middle Colonies | 第78-81页 |
| ·Revivals in New England | 第81-84页 |
| ·Revivals in the Southern Colonies | 第84-86页 |
| ·Features of the Great Awakening and Their Significance to the American Liberalism | 第86-91页 |
| ·Great Awakenings and the American Religious Pattern | 第91-92页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第92-94页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第94-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-102页 |
