Church History - Part 2
Module 9
Church History - Part 2
1. Prove a critical estimation of the influence of John Wycliffe or John Hus on the Reformation in England?
2. Describe the importance of Erasmus in the field of Biblical Translation.
3. What do you know of the Renaissance? Where do you see its influence in the spiritual field?
4. Construct a short biography of Martin Luther.
5. Write full notes on Zwingli or The Diet of Worms.
6. What do you understand by the term "Calvin's Institutes". Describe these as fully as you can, and show their importance for today, as well as in the time of John Calvin.
7. How far do you think the Reformation under Henry VIII was
(1) Politically or personally motivated
(2) Spiritually motivated.
8. Provide four concise illustrations to support the view that the second Book of Common Prayer (1552) was influenced by the Continental Reformers.
9. Indicate something of the part played by Henry VIII in making the Scriptures available in England.
10. Show something of the way in which Puritan feeling was expressed in England at the time of the Civil War, giving attention to the role of Oliver Cromwell.
11. Provide a picture of Church life in England during the Commonwealth.
12. Write fully about the conditions in England at the time referred to as "The Evangelical Revival."
13. Write full biographical notes on one of the following:
a) John Wesley
b) Charles Wesley
c) George Whitefield
d) D. L. Moody
14. How do you account for the rise of the great Christian Societies that came into being as a result of the Evangelical Revival? Provide a fully detailed account of one of these, showing its foundation, principles, prominent figures and continuing achievement.
15. What do you understand by the term "Oxford Movement"?
16. Write an assessment of two of the following:
a) Lambeth Conference
b) The Group Movement
c) The Salvation Army
d) World Council of Churches