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Church History Since the Reformation

  1. Lesson One
    Reformation Patterns
    4 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    The Lutheran Tradition
    4 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    The Reformed Tradition
    4 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    The Anabaptist Tradition
    4 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    The Anglican Tradition
    4 Activities
  6. Lesson Six
    The Catholic Reformation
    4 Activities
  7. Lesson Seven
    The Age of Puritanism - Part I
    4 Activities
  8. Lesson Eight
    The Age of Puritanism - Part II
    4 Activities
  9. Lesson Nine
    Eighteenth-Century Renewal Movements
    4 Activities
  10. Lesson Ten
    Jonathan Edwards and American Revival
    3 Activities
  11. Lesson Eleven
    Charles Finney and Classic Evangelicalism
    4 Activities
  12. Lesson Twelve
    The Adventist Tradition
    4 Activities
  13. Lesson Thirteen
    Nineteenth-Century Missionary Explosion
    4 Activities
  14. Lesson Fourteen
    Black Christianity in America
    4 Activities
  15. Lesson Fifteen
    The Rise of Modern Pentecostalism
    4 Activities
  16. Lesson Sixteen
    The Rise of Fundamentalism
    4 Activities
  17. Lesson Seventeen
    Fundamentalism and Modernism
    4 Activities
  18. Lesson Eighteen
    Fundamentalist/Modernist Controversies
    4 Activities
  19. Lesson Nineteen
    Modern Catholicism
    4 Activities
  20. Lesson Twenty
    The Ecumenical Revolution
    4 Activities
  21. Lesson Twenty-One
    The Church and Theological Reconstruction
    4 Activities
  22. Lesson Twenty-Two
    The Charismatic Movement
    4 Activities
  23. Lesson Twenty-Three
    The Future of Evangelicalism
    4 Activities
  24. Lesson Twenty-Four
    The Challenge of Ministry in a New Millennium
    4 Activities
  25. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Lesson Overview

The study of the history of the church is an exciting and engaging discipline. The pursuit of this discipline is based upon an openness to the best and worst moments in the life of the church, a rigorous examination of the historical evidence about the church and a strong commitment to the church as a work of God.

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Understand the foundations, guidelines and sources for the study of the history of the church (nature of truth, evidence, church)
  • Identify the characteristics of the ideal and the real church
  • Review the biblical data relating to the foundation of the church

Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Why are you taking this course? What do you hope to gain from it?