1. Church History New World & Revival the Word & Table through two millennium

2. A Timeline of Church History Medieval Church AncientChurch 6001500 ReformationChurch 2000 ModernChurch ca. 33

3. The Legacy of The Reformation Results of the Reformation:  The Bible is Made Available to the “Laity.”  Pockets of Christianity Spring Up All Over  Rise of the Secular State  New Ideas Spread Rapidly

4. The Basic Ideas Rejected: The Indissolubility of Human Guilt. The Radical Enslavement of Man to Sin. “Things aren’t so bad with mankind.” the Enlightened,, Unfettered Minds

5. Beyond the Enlightenment Responding to Reason:  Pietism – Practical Christianity vs. Intellectual  Revivalism – Missions & Evangelism Explode  Immanuel Kant – Writes against the use of strict reason, but grounds religion in human faculty…duty.

6. Beginnings of the American Experience:  Pilgrimage of the Separatists Puritans, “a city set upon a hill.”  Maryland – quasi-Catholic Colony.  Carolinas– Anglicanism.  Georgia – anything goes.  Rhode Island – the Baptists. Braving the New World

7. Revival & Revivalism Jonathan Edwards (1632-1704) the first Great Awakening “I was preaching the Word & praying...” …and so were others, who were trained, mobilized, and willing to proclaim.

8. Revival & Revivalism Elements & Aftermath of Revival Factors, Not Causes -Prayer -Visitation -Mobilized Laity -Proclamation -Discipline Follow-on Revival-Evangelism-Missions-Social Outreach

9. Revival & Revivalism Elements & Aftermath of Revival in America Key on Personal Decision (leads to the revolution) Rise of Congregational Rule Relation of Church Growth to Spiritual Vitality John Locke – “each one is orthodox to himself” ~ galvanized individualism

10. Revival & Revivalism The Second Great Awakening Charles Finney (1792-1875) Factors Behind It… - Perceived Danger - French Revolution - Liberty in Personal Decisions - Rise of Natural Rights Philosophy - Rethinking of Calvinism

11. Revival & Revivalism The Second Great Awakening Charles Finney (1792-1875) Revivalist Innovation - Protracted Meetings - The Public Invitation - Emotional Prayers - Advertising - Organized Choirs

12. Revival & Revivalism The Second Great Awakening Charles Finney (1792-1875) Revivalist Doctrine - No original sin - Denial of Christ’s Substitution - No Need for the Holy Spirit to Regenerate - Cross was an Example of God’s Hatred of Sin

13. Revival & Revivalism The Second Great Awakening Charles Finney (1792-1875) Aftermath… -Denominations Multiply -Restoration Movement, No Creeds! -Decline of Deism -“The American Way” ~ Religious -Revivalism by Means & Method -Mission Enterprises Expand

14. Liberalism Sweeps the Day…

15. Church History Braving the New World the Word & Table through two millennium