Class 5

Question 1

Characteristics of Evangelicalism

Answer 1

Biblicism
Conversionism
Evangelism
Crucucentrism

Question 2

Biblicism

Answer 2

the centrality of the role of the Bible in a believer’s life

Question 3

Conversionism

Answer 3

the importance that one experiences a conversation to faith in Jesus Christ

Question 4

Evangelism

Answer 4

the importance of sharing the gospel to others

Question 5

Crucucentrism

Answer 5

the centrality of the cross and the work of Christ on the cross in bringing about our salvation

Question 6

Methodism

Answer 6

John and Charles Wesley and Geroge Whitefiled
They had no intent to split from Anglicanism, but the clergy, Moravians and Anglican authorities all had conflict with the Methodist movement because of its lay preachers, which eventually caused the split.
Small Groups
Officially established by the 18th century.

Question 7

French Revolution

Answer 7

The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon’s overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.

Question 8

Clapham Sect

Answer 8

A group of evangelical Christians, including William Wilberforce, prominent in England from about 1790 to 1830, who campaigned for the abolition of slavery and promoted missionary work at home and abroad.

Question 9

William Wilberforce

Answer 9

British statesman and reformer; leader of abolitionist movement in English parliament that led to end of English slave trade in 1807.

Question 10

Charles Simeon

Answer 10

Evangelical Anglican priest whose ministry had a deep impact on students at Cambridge University. (1759-1876)

Question 11

Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury

Answer 11

First look as a mobile church
Used public halls and theaters for religious use in order to reach the unchurched urban population
The 7th Earl of Shaftesbury: Ashley Cooper. A politician and Evangelical who did a lot for the Reformed. He pressed for reform for the women and children who were working in coal mines and Chimney Sweeps, who were working 18 hrs a day in inhumane conditions.

Question 12

Phoebe Palmer

Answer 12

A Methodist evangelist and writer who promoted the doctrine of Christian perfection. She is considered one of the founders of the Holiness movement within Methodist Christianity.