What was the religion practiced by the townspeople?

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"" is a short story published in 1835 and is one of the best-known of Hawthorne's
pieces. The religion practiced by the townspeople and, eventually, by Goodman Brown himself is
not necessarily a religion per se; rather, it is a disavowal of Christianity.

The story features a recently-married Goodman Brown, taking leave of his (aptly named)
wife Faith, who is reluctant to see him go on an unnamed errand. The obliquely-described journey
takes place at night, through a dark forest, with travel companions who are known to Goodman
Brown. Some of these characters represent religious affiliations (e.g., Goody Cloyse, a former
religious mentor of Brown's). Faith, too, appears in the woods. Goodman Brown, a heretofore
pious community...