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1816 |
Richard Allen Founds African Methodist Episcopal Church
Absolom Jones Drug out of Methodist church in Philadelphia - started Colored Protestant Episcopal Church Allen wanted to remain Methodist
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1817 |
Elizabeth Fry Begins Ministry to Women in Prison
Many jailed for husbands debts John Howard's successor Team of women to visit and teach Prison Act of 1823 |
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1830 |
Charles G. Finney's Urban Revival Begin
Studied law "Anxious bench" Evidences of emotion allowed Recruited local churches to help after revival American revival |
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c. 1830 |
John Nelson Darby Helps Start Plymouth Brethren
pre-millennial return (Manuel de Lacunza) Strip churches of un-biblical accoutrements George Mueller's Orphanage Split into Exclusive Brethern and Open Brethern |
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1833 |
John Keble's Sermon "National Apostasy" Initites the Oxford Movement
Tractarianism - sought renewal in Anglican Church by returning to beliefs of early church Through Tracts Some called for return to Catholic Church John Henry Newman
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1854 |
Hudson Taylor Arrives in China
Arrived in China without a "plan" Age 22 - learned Chinese, dressed Chinese Sought Christianization not denationalization Established China Inland Mission |
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1854 |
Soren Kierkegaard Published Attacks on Christendom
Hailed as father of existentialism Responsible for modern subjective theology Danish |
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon Becomes Pastor in London
19 years old Second evangelical revival Crowds of over 12,000 with 10,00 waiting outside Simple direct style |
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1855 |
Dwight L. Moody's Conversion
Teaching street kids in Chicago Strong alliances with business leaders Practical Training Moody Bible Institute |
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1857 |
David Livingstone Published "Missionary Travels"
Enrolled in medical school to become missionary Africa - explored Primarily an agent of British Government |
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1865 |
William Booth Founds the Salvation Army
So - do we really need any notes here?! :) |
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1870 |
Pope Pius IX Proclaims the Doctrine of Papal Infallibility
Pope is the Vicar of Christ When he speaks "ex cathedra" (from his chair) he is infallible First Vatican Council |
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1886 |
Student Volunteer Movement Begins
Mt. Hermon in Northfield, Massachusetts 100 committed to foreign missions Robert Wilder visited colleges John R. Mott from YMCA
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1906 |
Azusa Street Revival Launches Pentecostalism
Los Angeles William J. Seymour Baptism of Holy Spirit Roots in Cherokee, NC (William F. Bryant) |
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1910-1915 |
Publication of "The Fundamentals" Launches Fundamentalist Movement
Lyman Stewart - Union Oil Co. Leading Bible Teachers for 125 page booklets revivalist + holiness + millenarian + modernism
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1919 |
Karl Barth's "Commentary on Romans" is Published
Liberal Pastor neo-Orthodoxy - affirm traditional doctrines but gives into skeptics who doubt historic nature of Christianity crisis theology |
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1921 |
First Christian Radio Broadcast
Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh Paul Rader in Chicago R.R. Brown in Omaha |
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1934 |
Cameron Townsend Begins Summer Institute of Linguistics
Missionary to Guatemala Cakchiquel Indians Wycliffe Bible Translators Jungle Aviation and Radio Service |
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1945 |
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Executed by Nazis
Student of Barth Lutheran Confessing Church "The Cost of Discipleship" |
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1948 |
Word Council of Churches is Formed
John R. Mott - churches needed unity In Amsterdam |
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1949 |
Billy Graham's Los Angeles Crusade
3 week campaign Celebrities present Cooperative evangelism - all Christian leaders helped Lausanne Congress |
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1960 |
Beginnings of the Modern Charismatic Renewal
Dennis Bennett - St. Marks Episcopal in Van Nuys Catholics in the universities Reached out to those not touched by traditional churches |
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1962 |
Second Vatican Council Begins
Pope John XXIII All Christians have a calling Scripture primary basis of divine truth |
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1963 |
Martin Luther King, Jr., Leads March on Washington
Pastor in Montgomery Alabama March helped pass Civil Rights Act of 1964 Assassinated in 1968 |
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1966-1976 |
Chinese Church Grows Despite Cultural Revolution
Went from 4,000 Christians to 90,000 Communist Mao Zedong Gang of Four
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