Reformation Era Church History (16th Century)

TOPICS

Topic 1 - Introduction and Context

Topic 2 - Desiderius Erasmus and the Humanists

Topic 3 - Martin Luther & Germany

Topic 4 - Huldrych Zwingli & Switzerland

Topic 5 - Reformation Radicals

Topic 6 - John Calvin & Geneva

Topic 7 - The Reformation in England

Topic 8 - The Reformation in Scotland

Topic 9 - Roman Catholicism during the Reformation

Topic 10 - 2nd Half of the 16th Century

Topic 11 - Results of the Protestant Reformation

LINKS TO THE SOURCES USED IN CONSTRUCTING THE CLASS

Covenant Theological Seminary Reformation & Modern Church History
Lectures 1 - 13 (Requires setting up user id but no cost is involved)

Textbook Dr. Calhoun used for his lectures The Story of Christianity Volume II - The Reformation to the Present Day by Justo L. Gonzalez

Complete List of Sources

COURSE HANDOUTS & RELATED MATERIAL

Period Prayers used at the beginning of class
Course Topics & Timeline Topic 1
Luther Timeline & Excerpts from 95 Theses Topic 3
Luther's Full 95 Theses Topic 3
Luther's writings from 1520 (on pgs. 1-10) Topic 3
Zwingli's 67 Articles Topic 4
Zwingli's The Shepherd (excerpts) Topic 4
The Schleitheim Confession Topic 5
Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (Christian Classics Ethereal Library) Topic 6
Thirty-nine Articles of Religion Topic 7
Henry VIII's Savage Reformation (BBC History Extra) Topic 7
Scot's Confession of 1560 (Christian Classics Ethereal Library) Topic 8
Knox's First Book of Church Discipline 1560 Topic 8
Colloquy of Regensburg on Justification Topic 9
HOMEWORK FOR FINAL CLASS