Church History
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ICLNet's Christian books online--my favorite site. Bibles, primary source documents, everything! More than enough treasure for a lifetime's research. Dialectic up, but links for all!
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Bible Gateway (Including Online Bible: many translations)
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If you and your children enjoy praying for different countries of the world, you will enjoy linking up with this page on Operation World's website. Year 2 encourages you to lead your children in prayer for all Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. This site, for many, will replace the need for a copy of Operation World.
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Contributed by Sue, this site enables you to read about various religions: BBC Religion and Ethics. Click on the left side of the page to go to another religion.
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Lizzy recommends the "ism" online book for basic definitions that will help you in your worldview studies.
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Primary Source documents: an exhaustive site for teacher and older students. Begins at 500 BC and keeps going. Organizing principle is "documents that pertain to Early American history. Obviously, a broad view of our "roots!"
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Helpful information on the History of World Missions, including a time line.
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 1: Twilight of the Western Roman Empire
Week 2: Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church
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An explanation of the major Festal icons. Really pretty site, contributed by Barbara.
Week 3: Byzantine Empire and Rise of Islam
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Islam--be sure to scroll down through the whole Table of Contents! Lots to choose from!
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Learn more about Islam here. Parents, preview this site and decide on assignments first.
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The Cross & the Crescent: A Christian Response to Islam
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Translation of the Islamic Call to Prayer
Week 4: The Making of Medieval Europe: Charlemagne
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Holy Roman Empire in 800 AD
Week 5: Developments During the Viking Age
Week 6: Medieval Life: Feudalism
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Anselm's writings: Read from the Monologium and Proslogium
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Anselm's Cur Deus Homo (Why God Became Man)
Week 7: The High Middle Ages
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Picture of St. Francis (not actual, of course!))
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Click here to read about the Dominicans
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Read from the Catholic Encyclopedia about the teachings of Moses Maimonides
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Also from the Catholic Encyclopedia, read the biography of Bernard of Clairvaux
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Paragraph biography of Averroes
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An introduction to the origins of the Inquisition
Week 8: The Mongols, Marco Polo, and the Far East
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Need a substitute for Trial and Triumph this week? Read here about Waldensians.
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Good basic summary of Buddhism
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From the same site, learn about Daoism (Taoism) or Confucianism
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A Christian Response to Hinduism
Week 9: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
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"Babylonian Captivity" of the papacy
Week 10: Early Lights of the Reformation
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Older students will enjoy this biography of John Wycliffe
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 11: Introduction to the Southern Renaissance
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General description of humanism
Week 12: The Southern Renaissance and the Early Explorers
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Read here about Torquemada
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Good description of the Spanish Inquisition
Week 13: The Southern Renaissance and the Age of Exploration
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General description of humanism
Week 14: Spanish Dominion and the New World: Aztecs and Incas
Week 15: The Northern Renaissance and Its Scholars
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Biography of Erasmus
Week 16: The Reformation: Martin Luther and the German States
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From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Biography of Martin Luther
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Luther's 95 Theses
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R.C. Sproul audio discussion about Justification and Imputed Righteousness on GodTube
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Interesting discussions about Roman Catholic and Protestant positions on "infused righteous" and "imputed righteousness."
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Catholic Encyclopedia on Justification
Week 17: The Reformation in Switzerland, England, and Scandinavia
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John Calvin On Predestination
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A Brief Comparative Study of Arminianism and Calvinism
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Reformed theology: What is It?
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Menno Simons with GodTube audio, Mennonites
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Jacob Ammann and the Amish
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Read more here about the Amish
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Who are the Mennonites?
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History of the Moravian Church in North America
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English Martyrs: Anne Askew, Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer
Week 18: The Counter Reformation, French Huguenots, and the Netherlands
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Roman Catholic Encyclopedia: Council of Trent
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Canons on Justification from the Council of Trent
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Jeanne d'Albret: Jeanne III of Navarre
Week 19: Elizabethan England and the Scottish Reformation
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Read about Presbyterianism from the Catholic Encyclopedia
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 20: Early New World Colonies and Eastern Europe
Week 21: Puritans in New England
Week 22: Charters, Creeds, and the English Civil War
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Good link for Margaret MacLaughlan and Margaret Wilson
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English Civil War (good info on Puritan Revolution)
Week 23: Restoration Colonies and the Age of Louis XIV
Week 24: Dissenters in America and the Age of Reason
Week 25: Colonists and Native Americans
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There are no Church History Objectives for this week.
Week 26: Empires at Odds
Week 27: Thirteen Established Colonies
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Week 28: Shaping Influences on Colonial Culture
Week 29: French and Indian War
Week 30: Give Me Liberty!
Week 31: First Battles for Independence
Week 32: Waging the Revolutionary War
Week 33: America under the Articles of the Confederation
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There are no Church History Objectives for this week.
Week 34: Writing the Constitution
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There are no Church History Objectives for this week.
Week 35: Federal Republic & French Revolution
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There are no Church History Objectives for this week.
Week 36: Perilous Times: The Adams Administration
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There are no Church History Objectives for this week.
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