history of the christian church week 5 modern & post-modern faith
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American Revolution
Many colonists supported Revolution Many Christians did not The Brethren & Christopher Sauer II A fhort and fincere DECLARATION
Owned 10% of the land in France
French Revolution
Catholic church closely aligned with the king
Church had violently suppressed the Huguenots
Revolution attempted to displace the church with the Cult of Reason
West to Lancaster County
Brethren in New World
1719 Germantown
Followed the black walnut trees west and south (MD, VA, western PA)
Before the Civil War, Brethren had also migrated to OH, IN, & IL
Restoration Movement – Barton Stone & Alexander Campbell
Revival on the Frontier
Cane Ridge Revival - 1801
Lives on in Disciples of Christ & Christian Churches
Moved to Kirkland OH and Jackson County, MO
Mormons
Joseph Smith – 1820's in western NY
Moved to Kirkland OH and Jackson County, MO. Expelled in 1838
Moved to Nauvoo IL. Joseph Smith killed there in 1844
Most followed Brigham Young to Utah
Believe that the American Indians descend from the lost tribes of Israel.
Mormons Beliefs
Describe themselves as Christian
Baptize on behalf of the dead
The Book of Mormon adds to the NT
Polygamy (mostly in 19th century)
Northern & Southern Baptists Churches
American Civil War
Abolition of Slavery
Brethren during Civil War
The Great Brethren Divide
Issues? Sunday Schools, Foreign missions, salaried pastors, etc. Old German Baptist Brethren separated in 1881. Henry Holsinger disfellowshiped in 1882. Progressives formed the Brethren Church in 1883. The remaining largest group retained the name the German Baptist Brethren (changed to Church of the Brethren in 1908)
Modern Christian Missionary Movement Moravians - 1732 William Carey "An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to use Means for the Conversion of Heathen."(1792) pamphlet, Hudson Taylor - China Inland Mission (1850s) Student Volunteer Movement (SVM), (1850 to about 1950) sent nearly 10,000 missionaries to inland areas Church of the Brethren began sending missionaries to India, Nigeria & China in early 20th century.Cameron Townsend started Wycliffe Bible Translators (1946)
Pentecostal & Charismatic Movements
Charles Parham - Bethel Bible School (1901) Welsh Revival (1904-1905) William J. Seymour - Azusa Street, Los Angeles Revival (1906) Numerous denominations trace their roots to the Azusa Street revival (Assemblies of God, Church
of God (Cleveland), Church of God in Christ, and the Pentecostal Holiness Church, etc.) Charismatic movement (late 1960's & early 70's) Vineyard Movement
Modern vs Post-modern thought
Modern – very optimistic, very rational & logical Post-modern – far more circumspect Modern – make a plan and do it. “The evangelism of the world in this generation” Post-modern – more relational (belong and then believe) Modern – truth is propositional (ie – the Four Spiritual Laws) Post-modern – truth is relational