The Church and History
The following slide shows were created for use in a History of Theology class I taught 9th graders in India. I made the concepts simple for them. There was much more that was significant.
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The Church.pptxWhy did God shift from Israel to the church?
This slide show explains.
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Believers had to contend for the faith.
Many of the challenges were theological, but there was plenty of persecution as well.
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Second Century.pptxBig changes!
The church went mainstream, but it began to shift to a political-spiritaul alliance that did not work out well.
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Fourth Century.pptxThe church settled into its role as the political-spiritual ruler of the West.
But there was another side. There was a deepening spirituality among some, and there was a wave of missionary effort to take the Gospel to the far ends of the world.
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Middle Ages.pptxA sea change for the church happened in the 1500s.
Shorty the church would go worldwide. But first, it had to get some things right.
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Reformation.pptx
Since these were all created in India while I was teaching there in 2014-15, I thought an Indian picture would be appropriate.