Church History II

In 1625, Charles I succeeded James VI upon his death. Charles was a man of high culture and persecuted people for wrong ... Read more

Menno Simons (1496-1561) established closed communities. He laid down very strict rules for marriage. Shunning was the M... Read more

What does it mean to live the Christian life? Half of John Calvin's Institutes are devoted to the Christian life. Bucer ... Read more

Charles was executed for treason and became a martyr. Cromwell and Parliament could not manage the peace because not eno... Read more

The Anabaptists grew out of a reaction to the teaching of Zwingli. Anabaptists can be traced back to Millenarianism whic... Read more

Calvin taught the work of Christ in the context of Prophet, Priest, and King. Because of Christ, the principles of Chris... Read more

Did Christ die for sins or sinners? If you believe he died for sins, then you have to be a Universalist. If you believe ... Read more

The Roman Church and the Pope in Rome were under threat due to the Reformation. The idea that reform was needed penetrat... Read more

The Council of Trent determined that justification is not by faith alone but faith plus works The Catholic Church determ... Read more

The aim of the Council of Trent was to impose discipline on the Church generally. One problem was the secular states of ... Read more

Calvin taught that the Trinity must be understood as a community of Persons bound together in love. He held that the pre... Read more

England was different from other countries partly due to its island geography. The king controlled what went on in the c... Read more

Calvin in many ways shifted the pattern of theological discourse. The Cross for Calvin was Christ fulfilling His Covenan... Read more

Consider that Luther was primarily concerned with salvation. Zwingli's concern was the sovereignty of God. He worked wit... Read more

This lecture follows the royal line of English kings through their efforts to gain politically in England, France and Sp... Read more