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The History of Doctrine - Fundamentalism: Inerrancy and Experience
How and why did fundamentalism arise and why are we indebted to those early separatists? Where did the Charismatic movement come from and why is it dangerous to the lo...
The History of Doctrine - Denominations: Division and Conscience
Where did denominations come from, and how did they arise? Are they a blessing or a curse? Why are there so many denominations?
The History of Doctrine - Calvin and Calvinism
In this lesson, we examined the conflict between the followers of John Calvin and the followers of James Arminius comparing and constraining the two divergent views of...
The History of Doctrine - Zwingli and the Anabaptists
In tonight’s lesson, we explored the turbulent life of Ulrich Zwingli, from his launching of the Swiss Reformation to his communion controversy with Luther to his trag...
The History of Doctrine - The Reformation and Martin Luther
Lawyer-turned-monk-turned-reformer Martin Luther was a prolific writer and is most famous for his 95 Theses written and nailed to the church's door at Wittenberg in Oc...
The History of Doctrine - Roman Catholic Salvation
How does salvation work according to Rome? What role does purgatory play? Does Rome still teach indulgences?
The History of Doctrine - The "Sacrifice" of the Mass
Tonight's study will briefly examine "The Mass," explaining the process and why it is an essential and unreformable part of Roman Catholic theology.
The History of Doctrine - Monasticism
Learn why we are deeply indebted to this strange and unfamiliar practice. How did monasticism prepare the world to move from the relative darkness of the Middle Ages t...
The History of Doctrine - The Rise of Islam
Born in the seventh century AD, Islam has become the fastest-growing world religion. Where did it come from? What does it teach? In this lesson, we will explore these ...
The History of Doctrine - The Council of Chalcedon
In this lesson, we will complete our study of Christological controversies by looking at the "four fences" of Chalcedonian orthodoxy which provide boundaries beyond wh...
The History of Doctrine - Controversy and Canonicity
In this lesson, we inquired into the controversy over icons as well as inadequate theories of the atonement proposed during the 12th century. We also evaluated the Di...
The History of Doctrine - Canonicity
Did the Church form the canon or did the canon form the Church? How does a Believer know what is Scripture and what isn’t? How we answer these questions will set the t...
The History of Doctrine - Heretical Sects
Tonight’s study introduces a number of the heretical sects (and resins) from the first 300 years of the church.
The History of Doctrine - The Early Church Fathers
We briefly cover the lives and contributions of several well-known church fathers from the second and third centuries.
The History of Doctrine - Persecution
We looked at the ten waves of Rome’s persecution of the early church which was brought to an end when Constantine converted to Christianity and defeated his enemies th...
The History of Doctrine - Introduction
An introduction to the History of Doctrine. For the next several months, we will trace the historical development of theology and gain a much greater understanding of ...