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Church History A survey of Church History from Pentecost to today. (Need: Windows, flashplayer 8.0 or higher, & 20 MB of space. Most computers have flashplayers). (Click on above link to download). Below the viewing screen are buttons to go forward, backward, and exit.
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Assignments:
Recommended that you go through the Church History at the beginning and then again at the end of the course. Read through the appropriate text books below.
High School: Read pages 1-66, 202-240 of Documents of the Christian Church.
College Level: Read pages 1-110, 151-166, 202-240 of Documents of the Christian Church.
Key Text Books:
A Short History of Christianity (Paperback) by Stephen Tomkins published by Eerdmans in 2006 (about $9.45 on www.amazon.com). High School and College Text book.
Documents of the Christian Church (Paperback) Edited by Henry Bettenson and Chris Maunder published by Oxford in 1999 (about $26.95 on www.amazon.com). High School and College Text book. Selected readings see above.
Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity by Mark A. Noll published by Baker in 2001. (about $14.95 on www.amazon.com). College Text book.
Outline of Church History
I. Pentecost- Birth of the Church-33-64 AD.
II. Persecution-64-313 AD
III. Political Union of Church & State 313-476 AD
IV. Pope's Power and Prosperity 476- 1517 AD.
V. Protestant Reformation- 1517 AD
VI. Pietism and Revivals-16-20th Century
VII. Post-Modernism-21st Century
