Church History I – BIOGRAPHIES

REQUIREMENTS: Either read Warren Wiersbe’s book 50 People Every Christian Should Know or listen to the following 7 of John Piper’s biography lectures.

• 50 People Every Christian Should Know by Warren Wiersbe (Amazon)

BIOGRAPHICAL SERIES

• Brothers, We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering: Meditations on the Life of Charles Simeon
• Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity
• Contending for Our All: The Life and Ministry of Athanasius
• The Divine Majesty of the Word: John Calvin: The Man and His Preaching
• George Mueller’s Strategy for Showing God
• Lessons from an Inconsolable Soul: Learning from the Mind and Heart of C.S. Lewis
• Martin Luther: Lessons from His Life and Labor

COMPLETION FORM

Church History II – EARLY CHURCH TO REFORMATION

REQUIREMENTS: Read Justo Gonzalez’s book The Story of Christianity, Vol 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation.

• The Story of Christianity, Vol 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of Reformation by Justo Gonzalez (Amazon)

COMPLETION FORM

Church History III – REFORMATION TO PRESENT DAY

REQUIREMENTS: Read Justo Gonzalez’s book The Story of Christianity, Vol 2, The Reformation to the Present Day.

• The Story of Christianity, Vol 2, The Reformation to the Present Day by Justo Gonzalez (Amazon)

COMPLETION FORM

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(Optional) Advanced Church History  – BRAY LECTURES

This module is totally optional and does not count as credit toward your GIG certificates. It is for those who want to go deeper in the study of church history. If you do complete the module, fill out the completion form and let your Guide know. To complete, listen to the following 11 lectures on church history by Gerald Bray.

• The World of the First Christians
• The Spread of the Church
• The Latin Church: Tertullian
• The Eastern Tradition: Origen
• The Legalization of the Church
• Church Doctrine from Nicea to Constantine
• Christology
• The Theological Refinement of the Early Church
• Church History: Lesson 1 (Luther)
• Church History: Lesson 2
• Church History: Lesson 20 (Denominational pattern of Protestantism)

COMPLETION FORM