Class 3 Flashcards
Who were the Puritans?
Those within the Church of England in the 16th and 17th centuries, wanted the church to be reformed in a Calvinist direction.
Emphasis on devotion
Sabbath Keeping
Being a person of prayer
Personal Discipleship
Reading of biographies
Spiritual Diaries
Asceticism
Perseverance
Emphasis on Heaven
High Emphasis on Family
Viewed home as a little church
Women have an important role (education and spiritual formation of family)
Understood that marriage is good
Better than living a single life
Marriage is…
Gift
Creation Ordinance
Calling
James I
Raised a Calvinist
Becomes King of both Scotland and England
Huge disappointment
Was able to publish an authorized version of the Bible - the King James Version in 1611
Released the first English translation of the Bible
Oliver Cromwell
Westminster Confession of Faith
Made the statement of Faith during the Civil War and the Interregnum (1642-1660)
The Westminster Confession of Faith
A Protestant doctrinal statement produced by the Westminster Assembly in the 17th century. It is one of the most influential Reformed confessions of faith. Written during the English Civil War, it outlines key beliefs of Presbyterianism, including doctrines of God, creation, redemption, and the church. It also addresses matters of worship, sacraments, and Christian living. The Confession has been adopted by Presbyterian and other Reformed churches worldwide as a standard of faith, guiding their theology and practice.
Quakers
Put the Spirit above the Word
Charismatics of the day
Quietistic
Dreams, Visions, Prophecy.
Restorationist
Successful in business
Pennsylvania
George Fox
Found within the Quaker Group; had immediate revelations such as dreams, visions, and prophecy
Non-Juror
A group of Anglican clergy who refused to take the Oath of Loyalty in 1688 and remained outside the official church
Jacobites
Partisans in England who claimed that James III had divine right to monarchy (others called him the Pretender) if he would give up his Catholic religion, he should be accepted as Britain’s rightful king.
30 Year War
1618-1648: The war between Protestants and Catholics which resulted in the Holy Roman Empire and the struggle for who would govern Europe. Started from the Defenestration of Prague
Pietism
17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion.
University of Halle
Lutheran university; important center for Pietist learning and missions in the eighteenth century.
The Enlightenment
A philosophical movement which started in Europe in the 1700’s and spread to the colonies. It emphasized reason and the scientific method.
