The History of Christianity: Recent Episodes
Kenny Johnson
Welcome to the History of Christianity, a weekly review of the major points of Christian History from the rise of the early church to the dawn of the Reformation (season 1) and from the Reformation to the present day (season 2). This study relies heavily on the book, The Story of Christianity by Justo L. Gonzalez. I hope you enjoy it!
A look at the development of Protestant theology from the later part of the 18th century to the 20th century.
A broad look at the major events in western Europe during the 19th century through the present day.
The 2nd part of a general look at the development of Christianity in the United States of America.
Part 2 of a general look at the development of Christianity in the western world from the 18th century to the present day.
A general look at the development of Christianity in the western world from the 18th century to the present day. Part 1 of a two part series.
The history of the church in the New World, focusing on the Thirteen Colonies which would become the United States of America.
Pietism, a philosophical movement responding to the dogmatism of the theologians and the rationalism of the philosophers, takes shape in Germany.
Seemingly endless debates on dogma, and the intolerance of Christians among themselves, led many to seek refuge in a purely spiritual religion.
Rationalism was characterized by its interest in the world and by its confidence in the powers of reason. This philosophy became influential in Western Europe and the church.
The Reformation in England led to tension between those who favored maintaining ancient practice and belief and those Calvinist Protestants who believed that the entire life and structure of the church ought to adjust to what they saw as the biblical norm. This ultimately led to the Puritan revolution
As opposition to Protestantism in France heats up again, the Protestant church moves underground.
The Peace of Augsburg, which put an end to religious wars in Germany in the sixteenth century, did not last. This peace was broken as Catholics and Protestants took military action against each other.
The sixteenth century was a pivotal period in the entire history of Christianity as it began to expand to the south and the east.
In the sixteenth century, it was taken for granted that a state must have a single religion to which all subjects must adhere. But in every land, there were those who disagreed with the faith espoused by the government.
At the dawn of the sixteenth century, no other nation in Western Europe had achieved the degree of national unity that France had attained. Yet, because of the continuing conflict between Protestants and Catholics, few nations were also as bitterly divided.
In the Low Countries, Protestantism gained adherents from a very early time. But the advance of Protestantism in these areas soon became involved in the struggle for independence.
John Calvin, the most important systematizer of Protestant theology in the sixteenth century is profiled.
Luther and Zwingli for criticized for not carrying their ideas to their logical conclusions.
As the fifteenth century came to a close, it was clear that the church was in need of profound reformation.
Looking back to classical antiquity for guidance and inspiration gives birth to the Renaissance.
The sorry state of the church in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries brought movements of reform.
Tensions and weak points behind the scenes of seeming unity bring down medieval Christianity.
Among the many ideals that captivated he imagination of western Christendom during the Middle Ages, no other was as dramatic, as overwhelming, or as contradictory, as was the crusading spirit.
Out of the monasteries a wave of reform arose that conquered the papacy, clashed with the powerful, and was felt even in the distant shores of the Holy Land.
The Persian Empire vanishes and many of the ancient Roman territories land in Arab hands.
Jerome, one of the most intriguing personalities of the fourth century, struggles with the world and with himself.
Three church leaders from the region of Cappadocia in Asia Minor make their mark on Christian history.
The Donatist controversy divides the church over how or if the lapsed should be restored.
Early in the fourth century, the last and worst persecution of the early church broke out.
Most early documents dealt with the work and thought of the leaders of the church, but that does not give us the full picture.
In the last years of the second century, the church had enjoyed a time of peace. But in the third century, things changed.
Early church leaders Tertullian of Carthage and Origen of Alexandria contribute to the doctrine of the church.
Welcome to the History of Christianity, a weekly review of the major points of Christian History from the rise of the early church to the dawn of the Reformation. This study relies heavily on the book, The Story of Christianity by Justo L. Gonzalez. I hope you enjoy it!