REL 231 - History of the Christian Church
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 11 - Reason and Revival
Textbook Readings and Class Notes
- Chapter 11, pages 312-339
- Notes for Week 11
- Kings of England and Scotland, Henry VIII to George I
InterNet Resources
- InterNet Links for Week 11
- Other useful articles can be found by using GoodSearch
- You may use Wikipedia to give a lead to other sources and material, but you should not use it as a main source - Do not quote from it
This Week's Assignment : Ten Questions
Write about half a page on each of the following topics - for some of these you may have to consult sources beyond the textbook
- The factors which led to the "Age of Reason"
- The political and religious situation in the Netherlands (Holland) in the seventeenth century
- Compare and contrast "Deism" and Christianity
- The life and work of Thomas Jefferson
- The contribution of Mme. Guyon to the development of Quietism
- Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians
- The life and ministry of Jonathon Edwards
- The life and ministry of George Whitefield
- John Wesley and the Methodists
- The life and ministry of one of the English hymn-writers of this period, eg. John Newton, Charles Wesley, or Isaac Watts
Remember to cite your sources
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then submit it as one document to Turnitin via the Blackboard link
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