History of Christianity PDF Curriculum
Description
This is a survey course designed to further stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of some of the pivotal events in the spread Christianity and sketches of great Christian figures who have significantly affected Christian history thereby shaping the history of the world. Kit includes six half-hour programs, leader’s guide, program scripts, and reproducible student workbook. PART I: The Early Church — From the executions of Peter and Paul in Rome to the death… More >>
This series flies through the centuries hitting highlights of great events and personages in church history. Although it is probably slanted more toward evangelicals than other groups, it seeks to accomodate other branches of Christianity and treats all groups with respect.
Most Christians are completely clueless when it comes to church history. Although this is a greatly simplfied survey (covering 2,000 years in 3 hours), the average layman can understand and enjoy such a presentation without it seeming long or boring.
We used the series on Sunday nights, and I would sub-divide each 30 minute subject into two and, after 15 minutes of viewing, I would use the workbook material for another 15 to 25 minutes of discussion and additional information. I believe that the workbook material/teacher’s guide now comes as a PDF file (I had the older video tape version).
This series could be expanded greatly if the leader has some background in church history and students were eager to learn, or it could be viewed straight through without comment (or you could use my more modest approach). Either way, I highly recommend it for individuals, home study groups, Sunday School classes, or evening service presentations.
Rating: 5 / 5
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Timothy George, a Protestant believer and Ph.D. in Church History (from Harvard University) does an excellent job at presenting Church History in a concise yet meaningful manner. The presentation is broken up into six period, each of 30 minutes. Because of the rich and detailed history of the “one holy catholic and apostolic Church,” Dr. George can only do an overview of each period and cover at least one person as a highlight representative of each. The DVD includes a PDF guide for students and one for instructor, in case this DVD will be used in a Christian school curriculum or church classroom setting.
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
In CONCLUSION, since so many Protestants and Catholics (and some Orthodox) American believers are so clueless as to how and when our New Testament was compiled (and formed into a canon), how the Church has always existed as “one holy catholic [universal] and apostolic Church”, how politics, economics, sciences and arts have been influenced by Christian thought and doctrine, and how we ended up to be so diverse this DVD is a unique source in the marketplace. Besides the format improvements, a wider subject-breath, and more info on the history of the Orthodox Church, this is an excellent source for both student and teacher, Christian and non-Christian, viewer and reader.
Rating: 4 / 5