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The History of Christianity II: From the Reformation to the Modern Megachurch

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Overview

Examine the last 500 years of history through the lens of Christianity with an esteemed professor.

Syllabus

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  • 01: Prophets of Reform before Protestantism
  • 02: Luther and the Dawn of Protestantism
  • 03: Zwingli, Calvin, and the Reformed Tradition
  • 04: The Anabaptist Radicals
  • 05: The Catholic Reformation
  • 06: The Church Militant in the Spanish Empire
  • 07: War and Witchcraft in the Holy Roman Empire
  • 08: Puritans, Kings, and Theology in Practice
  • 09: Religious Dissent and the English Civil War
  • 10: Eastern Orthodoxy: From Byzantium to Russia
  • 11: Christians under Muslim Rule
  • 12: The Church and the Scientific Revolution
  • 13: The Enlightenment Quest for Reasonable Faith
  • 14: Pietist Revival in Europe
  • 15: The First Great Awakening
  • 16: Religion and Revolution in the 18th Century
  • 17: The Second Great Awakening
  • 18: The Mormons: A True American Faith
  • 19: Slave Religion in the Americas
  • 20: Christian Missions and Moral Reform
  • 21: The Church’s Encounter with Modern Learning
  • 22: The Social Gospel
  • 23: Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism
  • 24: Apocalyptic Faith in the 1800s and Beyond
  • 25: The Church and the Russian Revolution
  • 26: The Rival Gods of the Cold War
  • 27: Rebellion and Reform in Latin America
  • 28: Vatican II and Global Renewal
  • 29: Secularism and the Death of God
  • 30: The Gospel and Global Civil Rights
  • 31: Culture Wars and the Christian Right
  • 32: Liberation Theologies in Latin America
  • 33: Prophetic Religion in Modern Africa
  • 34: Chinese Christianity: Missionaries to Mao
  • 35: Revival and Repression in Korea
  • 36: The Challenge of 21st-Century Christianity

Taught by

Molly Worthen

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