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Church History II

August 2021 - December 2021

This is part II of a course on Church History taught for Chafer Theological Seminary.

The videos of this course are available only through Chafer Theological Seminary.

From the Chafer Theological Seminary course description:
A study of Christianity from the end of the post-Reformation period (1648) to the current time, with an emphasis on the major people, events, leaders, and theological developments.

Click here for the course syllabus.

Click here for the course bibliography – Updated 9-6-21

Note that the course will be live streamed from the Dean Bible Ministries website from 6:30-9:30 pm CT, August 23 through December 13, 2021.

Week 1, Lecture 1 - Introduction to the Course
Monday, August 23, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 55 mins 52 secs

Christianity in the Age of Enlightenment in Europe (1600–1760)
Christianity in Europe (1600–1800)

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Week 1, Lecture 2 - Enlightenment, Diesm, and the New Era
Monday, August 23, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 14 secs
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Week 2, Lecture 1 - The Origin and Course of Congregationalism in British America
Monday, August 30, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 15 mins 47 secs

Christianity in the Era of British Colonialism (1600–1760)

The Context of Beginnings in British America

The Origin and Course of Congregationalism in British America

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Week 2, Lecture 2 - The Nature of Education in British America
Monday, August 30, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 25 secs
Christianity in the Era of British Colonialism (1600–1760)
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Week 3, Lecture 1 - The First Great Awakening in America and Eighteenth-Century Revivalism
Monday, September 06, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 12 mins 1 sec

Christianity in the Era of British Colonialism (1600–1760 Cont'd)

Additional readings for this week:

• The Declaration of the United Colonies: America's First Just War Statement

• A Discourse Concerning the Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the High Powers, 1750, Jonathan Mayhew

• The Relative Influence of European Writers on Late Eighteenth-Century American Political Thought

Note that the class notes for this week include pages 50–73 of the file in the Notes link.

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Week 3, Lecture 2 - The Rise of Pietism
Monday, September 06, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 56 mins 34 secs

Christianity in the Era of British Colonialism (1600–1760 Cont'd)

Note that the class notes for this week include pages 50–73 of the file in the Notes link.

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Week 4, Lecture 1 - The Development of American Methodism, Eighteenth-Century Revivalism: Wesley and Wesleyanism
Monday, September 13, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 10 mins 43 secs
Christianity in the Era of British Colonialism (1600–1760 Cont'd) Note that the class notes for this week include pages 74–110 of the file in the Notes link.
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Week 4, Lecture 2 - The American Revolt and Separation from Britain
Monday, September 13, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 21 mins 19 secs
Christianity in the Era of British Colonialism (1600–1760 Cont'd) Note that the class notes for this week include pages 74–110 of the file in the Notes link.
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Week 5, Lecture 1 - The Rise of Religious Change in New England; Theological Dissension within Congregationalism
Monday, September 20, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 14 mins 18 secs
Christianity in the National Era (1760–1880)
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Week 5, Lecture 2 - The Rise of the American Theological Seminary; The Changes in Congregational Theology, the Adjustment of New England Theology
Monday, September 20, 2021
by Robert Dean
Series: Church History II
Duration: 1 hr 14 mins 19 secs
Christianity in the National Era (1760–1880)
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