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CH102 Introducing Church History II
CH102 Introducing Church History II
- Church History
CH101 Introducing Church History I: Obscurity to Christendom
CH102 Introducing Church History II: Reformation to Postmodernism
CH111 Understanding the Protestant Reformation: Precursors and Legacy
CH151 Introducing Historical Theology: Apostles to the Reformation
CH152 Introducing Historical Theology: Luther to the Twenty-First Century
Overview
Overview
If you’ve ever wished you knew more about the events of the Protestant Reformation and how the Reformation produced the contemporary Protestant church, CH102 is for you. This course dispels popular misconceptions of Martin Luther’s intentions, and it provides a close look at Luther’s call from God which led him out of the monastery, his teaching on sola fide, and his eventual excommunication. Dr. James teaches you how to distinguish between Luther, the Swiss Reformers (including John Calvin, the “accidental reformer”), and the so-called Radical Reformers. He also provides a helpful explanation of the Council of Trent, the formation of the Jesuits, and the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
Dr. James then helps you navigate the historical and theological developments that led to Arminianism, English Puritanism, and Puritanism in New England. Learn how the spiritual decline in England led to John Wesley’s Methodism, the English Revival, and the Great Awakening in America, and get an in-depth look at Christianity in the modern era. After this course, you will be able to articulate how even through all of the twists and turns of the past 2,000 years, God is still working in the modern church.
Course Outline
Course Outline
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Course
Unit 1: Luther’s Reformation
Unit 1: Luther’s Reformation
Martin Luther: Peasant to Monk
Sola Fide
First Crisis of the Reformation
Identifying Main Themes in Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses
Luther’s Growing Defiance (1520)
Luther’s Excommunication and “Patmos”
The Peasants’ Revolt (1524–25)
The Reformation of Marriage
The Dark Side of Luther
Luther’s Death
Unit 2: The Swiss Reformations
Unit 2: The Swiss Reformations
The Swiss Confederation and Magisterial Reform
Studying Sources of Authority Using Attachment Points in Notes
The Origin of the Anabaptists
Zwingli’s Death and Theological Distinctives
Calvin: The Accidental Reformer
Calvin’s Conversion and Genevan Turbulence
Happy Days in Strasbourg
Geneva Redux
Calvin as Pastor
The Execution of Servetus
Calvin as Theologian
Studying Calvin’s Theology with a Custom Guide and the Cited By Tool
Calvin’s Evangelism and Missions
Calvin’s Death and Legacy
Unit 3: Radical Reform
Unit 3: Radical Reform
Reformation and Revolution
Michael Sattler and the Schleitheim Articles
The Radical Kingdom of Münster
Unit 4: Catholic Counter-Reformation
Unit 4: Catholic Counter-Reformation
Catholic Reaction: The Jesuits
The Council of Trent
Pondering the Catholic Counter-Reformation
Unit 5: Refining the Reformation
Unit 5: Refining the Reformation
Historical Arc
Arminianism
Using the Favorites Tool to Study TULIP
German Pietism
Context of English Puritanism: Theology and Politics
English Puritanism under King Charles I
Three Phases of English Civil War
New England Puritanism
New England Puritans as Persecutors
Methodism: Spiritual Decline in England and John Wesley
Using Basic Searching to Study Wesley and Whitefield
Methodism: Moravian Influence on John Wesley
Methodism: George Whitefield
English Revival and Theological Divergence
The Great Awakening
Whitefield and Wesley: Final Curtain Call
Unit 6: The Modern Church
Unit 6: The Modern Church
Protestant Liberalism
Karl Barth
Using Collections to Study Barth’s Theology
Liberation Theologies
Black and Feminist Theologies
American Evangelicalism
The Modernist-Fundamentalist Controversy
Using Systematic Theologies to Identify Views of the Millennium
Darwinian Evolution
Neo-Evangelicalism: Part 1
Neo-Evangelicalism: Part 2
Postmodern Evangelicalism
Women in Evangelicalism
Ethnic Minorities in Evangelicalism
New Centers of Global Christianity
The Rise of Global Pentecostalism
The Charismatic Movement
Conclusion
Conclusion
God Is Still at Work
(7 hour course)
About Frank A. James III
About Frank A. James III
Dr. Frank A. James III brings his passion for understanding Christian faith throughout history, combined with 30 years of research and teaching experience, to bear on this two-course Church History bundle. With doctoral degrees in both theology and history, Dr. James is uniquely poised to help you better understand and trace the arc of Christian thought from its earliest days to its 21st century global presence.
Dr. James is president of Biblical Theological Seminary in the Philadelphia suburb of Hatfield, PA. Prior to taking his current post, he taught and served as president at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL, and served as provost and taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA. Additionally, he has been on the teaching faculties of Villanova University and Westmont College, and was a visiting professor at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Oxford University.
A Texas native, Dr. James holds a DPhil in history from Oxford University and a PhD in theology from Westminster Theological Seminary. He is married to author Carolyn Custis James.
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