28 April
Read Book of the Ancient Romans chapter 18 “Writers of the Augustan Age” on pages 339-345, and answer the reading questions below.
28 April
John Wesley was a famous preacher of the 18th century. After coming into contact with the Moravians on his way to Georgia, he was deeply impressed by their piety. After returning to London, he heard Martin Luther’s Preface to Romans and said, ‘I felt my heart strangely warmed.’ He helped…
28 April
[responsivevoice_button] These two countries were bitterly embroiled in the most vicious war that either had ever seen. Japan unexpectedly bombed the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in 1941 sparking the American entrance into World War 2. Nearly 4 years of brutal fighting later and President Harry Truman…
28 April
Open the Student Guide and fill in the blanks as you watch the lesson. Looking at the seven characteristics of the koinonia fellowship, which of these is most important to you personally? Leave your comments below.
27 April
How did we get from a Protestantism based upon theology and confession like traditional Lutheranism and Calvinism to the modern idea of Christianity with a focus on personal devotion and individual sanctification that we see in the preaching of Whitefield. This shift towards Pietism is the missing link. Watch the…
27 April
Read in The Book of the Ancient Romans Chapter 17, “The Life of the Ancient Roman” on pages 318-338, and answer the reading questions below. Important Vocabulary: profusion: an abundance or large quantity of something. canvass: to solicit votes from. troth: faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement.…
27 April
[responsivevoice_button] As we discussed earlier in the year, there were two competing forces in the world as we entered the Industrial revolution. You had Imperialism in places like Britain and France, of course, their empire was born from their Nationalistic fervor. Many of the colonies that they established sought to…
27 April
Take today to work on your Credo Project. If you have any questions, please reach out to me and I will be happy to help.
24 April
Please read Story of Christianity, “Eastern Orthodoxy in the Early Modern Period” pages 299-305. Answer the questions below that correspond with your reading. Important to Know: The Orthodox Church in the United States is relatively small in comparison with other religious groups perhaps numbering in the range of one million…
24 April
Please join me for a Zoom call at 9:45am. We’ll discuss this week’s reading as well as the plans for the last three weeks of classes. [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”95374618627″ link_only=”no”]
24 April
If you need more time to finish the video and the student guide, please use part of today’s class to do that. Download the student guide here. Please note the Quiz at the bottom of this page. You may use your study guides from this week to complete it. No…
24 April
[responsivevoice_button] The late 1940s and early 1950s were a time of growing tension, both abroad and at home. Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union had deteriorated to the point of “cold war,” while domestically the revelation that Soviet spies had infiltrated the U.S. government created a general…
23 April
[responsivevoice_button] Religion offered many American revolutionaries moral approval of their opposition to British rule. However, not all religious sects or religious believers supported the Revolutionary War. Many looked at Romans 13:1-7 as we did yesterday and saw a very clear teaching that they should submit to the governing authorities. The…
23 April
[responsivevoice_button] You’ve all heard of first-world problems like having to use milk instead of half-and-half in your coffee, being too cold in your house because of the air conditioner, or getting judged because you only have the iPhone X and not the 11. And I’m sure that you’ve heard of…
23 April
Read Book of the Ancient Romans, Chapter 16, “Roman Education,” pages 306-317. Answer the questions below.
23 April
Please download the student guide found here. Fill in the blanks as you watch the video below. Note: There is a list of answers to the fill in the blanks on the last page of the PDF. Today, I would like you to put your answer to Discussion Question 3,…
22 April
[responsivevoice_button] If you remember back a few months ago, we talked about the lessons learned and changes made after World War I. Those changes contrast sharply with those made after World War II. The move toward a closed economy and society after the first war led to global fragmentation as…
22 April
If you were unable to get through the video yesterday, then please take today’s class to complete the study guide. Download the student guide here. Fill in the blanks as you watch the video below. Please note: There is a different discussion question for the comment today. Note: There is…
22 April
[responsivevoice_button] The Great Awakening also had a powerful political dimension, particularly in the southern colonies. The Anglican faith had long nurtured the old ties between the colonies and the Mother Country. Baptists and Methodists, however, felt no such connection. Moreover, as the new sects emphasized personal belief and action over…
22 April
Read Book of the Ancient Romans, Chapter 15, “Ancient Rome” Parts III-IV, pages 296-305. Answer the questions below.
21 April
Read Book of the Ancient Romans, Chapter 15, “Ancient Rome” Parts I-II, pages 276-296. Answer the questions below. Helpful vocabulary: nave – central space set off with steps or rails. portico – a porch attached to a building with roof and evenly spaced columns. gilt – thin layer of gold…
21 April
Please download the student guide found here. Fill in the blanks as you watch the video below. Note: There is a list of answers to the fill in the blanks on the last page of the PDF. If you run out of time during this class period, don’t worry, I’ll…
21 April
[responsivevoice_button] The traditional religions of Great Britain’s North American colonies—Puritanism in New England and Anglicanism farther south—had difficulty maintaining their holds over the growing population. The main reason for this was that the frontier kept pushing further west, and the building of churches almost never kept up with this westward…
21 April
[responsivevoice_button] The fact that the United States and the Soviet Union successfully cooperated in defeating the Axis Powers did not necessarily mean that the two countries would continue to get along in the post-war world. After all, the two were organized on radically different principles—democratic capitalism in the former, totalitarian…
20 April
Please read Story of Christianity, “Deism, Enlightenment, and Revolution” pages 294-298. Answer the questions below that correspond with your reading. Important to Know: The words atheism and agnosticism are forms of Greek words and the prefix a, which means “no” or “none.” Theos is the Greek word for “God,” and…