The topic is thoroughly explored, drawing on textbook readings and may include additional sources beyond the textbooks. There is clear focus to the treatment that does not wander. Knowledge and comprehension of the assigned reading is demonstrated, and the ability to analyze and synthesize the data is demonstrated.
Directly speaks to the thread to which it is responding and raises new questions or sets forth additional valuable observations that further the discussion in meaningful ways, drawing on assigned readings and additional sources.
Directly speaks to the thread to which it is responding and raises new questions or sets forth additional valuable observations that further the discussion in meaningful ways, drawing on assigned readings and additional sources.
Thoughtfully exceeds the word count without being ostentatious or verbose.
***Required Resources***
Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012. ISBN: 9780801039966.
Smith, A. J. The Making of the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2008. ISBN: 9781556354267.
Walton, Robert C. Chronological and Background Charts of Church History. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. ISBN: 9780310258131.
Weaver, Douglas C., and Rady Roldán-Figueroa. Exploring Christian Heritage. 2nd ed. Waco: Baylor Univ. Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781481306980.
Q.1:
Discuss the impact that the Christological and Trinitarian debates from Nicaea I (325) to Chalcedon (451) still have on churches today.
Considering the extreme views represented by Antiochene and Alexandrine positions, which direction do you think many believers might fall toward today and why?
Q.2:
Looking at European “Christendom” of the Middle Ages and considering the concept of “Christian America,” what lessons might believers learn today from the strengths and pitfalls too closely aligning the Church with culture and society?
What lessons from the Great Schism can believers learn today about schisms and splits in churches and how to prevent them?
Q.3:
What characteristics that marked the Reformation period (1517–1661) are still present in evangelical Christianity today, and which are no longer present?
If you were to combine the strengths of the intellectual rigor of Protestant Scholasticism with the deeply emotional devotion of Pietism, what would that model look like?
Q.4
How has the process of societal secularization benefited Christianity in the West? Why?
Where do you think Christian missions will focus their efforts in the coming decades of the twenty-first century? Why?
From what countries do you think future missionaries will be coming by mid-century? Why?
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