Module 15: American Evangelicalism
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the fifteenth module of the History of Christianity 2 course. In this section, we'll look at the continuing church in North America. We'll examine the continuing group of churches known as Evangelicals (as contrasted with Theological Liberalism and Separatist Fundamentalism). This module will define the characteristics of Evangelical churches, examine some typical leaders and para-church organizations, and some challenges and how the Evangelicals met those challenges.
This module will help you to understand the nature of the churches that were most recently influential on many of the students' current churches and Christian experiences. The student will be exposed to the characteristics of Evangelical churches, as modeled by recent churches and ministries in America. The student will examine the ideals, goals, and methods of a variety of Evangelical ministries, and their short and long-term results.
The student will be able to evaluate this movement and its methods, as well as some challenges and alternatives, which it encountered in this period. This module will also aid the student to work through how the lessons learned are applicable in their own life and ministry.
Introductory Scenario
Imagine that you are a member of a hiring committee, searching for the new leader for your organization. You are interviewing a variety of potential leaders, who each describe their vision and strategy for the organization. How will you decide between the candidates? What strategies and goals will be more or less attractive? What skills and methods will be more or less ideal in the potential leader? How will you evaluate the leaders, methods, and goals? What standards will you use to evaluate? Please consider these questions and be watching for material that will help you answer them as you work through this module.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, the student will:
- Understand the social and cultural contexts addressed by the various American evangelical leaders and movements, and the strategies used to address them.
- Describe the main leaders and movements of this period and what made them noteworthy and influential.
- Understand the challenges faced by the Evangelicals of this period and how they responded to these various challenges.
- Evaluate the various approaches from this period, and the principles/lessons that can be learned from them and applied to current ministry.
- Place the major events and people of these movements in a general chronology.
Instruction Guides
In this section, you'll find links to important instructional documents for this module. Click the following links to open each document. There is a set of instructions for individual study and a document for group study.
Lecture Content
In this section, you will find the video lectures for the American Evangelicals module. They are designed to be watched in order, but each video should make sense on its own. Click each banner to open access to each video. There are also links with each video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface or download just the audio to listen offline.
Reviews
In this section, you will find the review slides from the course lectures for module 8. This is a convenient way to view and review the summaries for each lecture. Click the banner to open the slide show.
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Discussion/Reflection/Essay Questions
This section contains questions for further thought and discussion from Module 15. It is recommended that you take time to think through these issues in order to thoroughly grasp the significance and explore the application of the material you are learning. These questions can also be used as essay questions in a classroom setting exam. Below, you will find links to the Response and Application Reflection Instructions for Individuals, and the Response and Application Discussion Instructions for Groups. And you will find a link to the detailed question document for this module. Or Click the banner below to view the questions in a simplified format.
The following questions are for your thoughtful consideration and discussion:
- What did you learn from the American Evangelical leaders? What difference will this make in your own life & ministry?
- What have you learned from the parachurch ministries? How does this apply?
- Describe the cultural issues and the Evangelical statements made in response? What did you learn from them? How does this apply?
- What did you learn about mixed priorities? What principles can you apply today? How?
- How do people deceive with redefinitions? What are the current dangers of this? How can you guard yourself?
- What else did you learn? How does it apply?
(Optional) Timeline - Part 15
This section contains instructions for an optional Timeline activity to be constructed over all sixteen modules. Below is a link to the detailed instructions for this activity.
Step fifteen of the Timeline should include the following information:
- Any significant events, ideas, people, and organizations from the American Evangelicals.
- Any significant challenges to the church of that time and how the church responded.
- Any significant writings from these movement, and the ideas, doctrines, and approaches which they represent, and the impact they had.
(Optional) Principles Chart - Part 8
This section contains instructions for an optional Principles Chart activity to be constructed over all sixteen modules. Below is a link to the detailed instructions for this activity.
Step fifteen of the Principles chart will add any important principles noted from the American Evangelicals and the challenges they faced, the consequences that came from these movements, and how those principles can be applied.
It is suggested that the student begin this activity before watching the Guiding Principles
portion of the lecture. Then the student may supplement their work after learning additional insights from the Guiding Principles.
(Optional) Term Project Writing, Editing & Finalizing
As necessary, the student will continue researching their chosen term project topic and organizing the material they have found. The student should primarily be concluding the writing (or otherwise creating) the first draft of their term project. The student should begin editing and polishing the final draft of their project. The student should rework the communication of what they have learned, as well as the principles they gained from the historical data, and how it applies to current life and ministry.
Below is a link to detailed instructions for the entire project.
Primary Source Reading
This section contains instructions and resources for the Primary Source Reading activity. The student should read a minimum of 10-20 pages from a primary resource or resources discussed in this module's lecture and write or discuss a brief response to their reading. Below is a link to detailed instructions for the Primary Source Reading, which contain a list of recommended resources, by module. And click the banner below to access a list of recommended resources with links to where they may be found.
The following is a list of the recommended primary sources for this module. This list contains links to the resources in print and/or online format. These links may change, so feel free to search for other sources for these same titles. In addition, please do not feel you are limited only to this list. Feel free to choose from any primary source from the period and topic covered in this module:
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Born Again,Print ISBN : 978-0800794590
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How Now Shall We Live?,Print ISBN : 978-0842355889
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Loving God,Print ISBN : 978-0310352624
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Being the Body,Print ISBN : 978-0849945083
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God and Government,Print ISBN : 978-0310277644
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Prison Fellowship MinistriesOnline : prisonfellowship.org
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The Holiness of God,Print ISBN : 978-1598564686, 978-1642893649, 978-0842339650, or 978-1496437211
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Chosen by God,Print ISBN : 978-1598564686, 978-0842313353, or 978-1642893649Online : archive.org, or archive.org (alternate)
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Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology,Print ISBN : 978-1642892024, or 978-1642893649Online : snappages.site, or archive.org
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Knowing Scripture,Print ISBN : 978-0830844685, or 978-1642893649Online : archive.org
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What Is Reformed Theology? Understanding the Basics,Print ISBN : 978-0801018466, or 978-1642893649Online : archive.org
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Pleasing God,Print ISBN : 978-0781407281, 978-1598564686, or 978-1642893649
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The Glory of Christ,Print ISBN : 978-0875527031
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Faith Alone,Print ISBN : 978-0801019494, or 978-1642893649Online : archive.org
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Scripture Alone,Print ISBN : 978-1596389540Online : monergism.com
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The Consequences of Ideas,Print ISBN : 978-1433563775Online : archive.org
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Defending Your Faith: An Introduction to Apologetics,Print ISBN : 978-1433599101, or 978-1433563782Online : archive.org
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Not A Chance: Science and the Revolt Against Reason,Print ISBN : 978-0801016219
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Enjoying God: Finding Hope in the Attributes of God,Print ISBN : 978-0801075483Online : bakerpublishinggroup.com
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Getting the Gospel Right,Print ISBN : 978-0801019692
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The Truth of the Cross,Print ISBN : 978-1567690873
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Reason to Believe: A Response to Common Objections to Christianity,Print ISBN : 978-0310449119
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Table Talk MagazineOnline : tabletalkmagazine.com
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Ligonier MinistriesOnline : ligonier.org
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Ashamed of the Gospel,Print ISBN : 978-1433566752Online : agathonlibrary.com
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The Gospel According to Jesus,Print ISBN : 978-0310287292
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The Gospel According to the Apostles,Print ISBN : 978-0785271802
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The Gospel According to Paul,Print ISBN : 978-0718096243
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Twelve Ordinary Men,Print ISBN : 978-0785288244
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Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong,Print ISBN : 978-0736926430
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The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception,Print ISBN : 978-1400202409
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Think Biblically: Recovering a Christian Worldview,Print ISBN : 978-1433593574
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Stand Firm: Living in a Post-Christian Culture,Print ISBN : 978-1642892215Online : pcabookstore.com
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Good News: The Gospel of Jesus Christ,Print ISBN : 978-1567698565
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The Believer's Walk With Christ,Print ISBN : 978-0802415196
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Jesus Unleashed,Print ISBN : 978-0785242970
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Final Word: Why We Need the Bible,Print ISBN : 978-1642891263
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New Testament Commentaries,Online : NT Commentary Page
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Grace to You MinistriesOnline : gty.org
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The Collected Works of John Piper,Print ISBN : 978-1433546273Online : desiringgod.org
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Desiring God,Print ISBN : 978-1433595974Online : desiringgod.org
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Brothers, We Are Not Professionals,Print ISBN : 978-1433678820Online : desiringgod.org
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The Pleasures of God,Print ISBN : 978-1576736654Online : desiringgod.org
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Future Grace,Print ISBN : 978-1601424297Online : desiringgod.org
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God is the Gospel,Print ISBN : 978-1433520495Online : desiringgod.org
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Don't Waste Your Life,Print ISBN : 978-1433580772Online : desiringgod.org
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Finally Alive,Print ISBN : 978-1433520495Online : desiringgod.org
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The Supremacy of God in Preaching,Print ISBN : 978-0801017087, or 978-1433572845Online : desiringgod.org
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God's Passion for His Glory,Print ISBN : 978-1581347456Online : desiringgod.org
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Let the Nations Be Glad,Print ISBN : 978-1844745012, or 978-1540967404Online : desiringgod.org
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Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die,Print ISBN : 978-1581347883, or 978-1581346084Online : desiringgod.org
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Counted Righteous in Christ,Print ISBN : 978-1581344479&Online : desiringgod.org
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A Peculiar Glory,Print ISBN : 978-1433552632Online : desiringgod.org
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Reading the Bible Supernaturally,Print ISBN : 978-1433553493Online : desiringgod.org
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Expository Exultation,Print ISBN : 978-1433561139Online : desiringgod.org
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Think,Print ISBN : 978-1433523182Online : desiringgod.org
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Providence,Print ISBN : 978-1433568343Online : desiringgod.org
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27 Servants of Sovereign Joy,Print ISBN : 978-1433578472Online : desiringgod.org
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Look At The Book,Online : desiringgod.org
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Desiring God MinistriesOnline : desiringgod.org
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The God Who is There,Print ISBN : 978-0801013720
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The Intolerance of Tolerance,Print ISBN : 978-0802869401
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The Gagging of God,Print ISBN : 978-0310242864
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Christ & Culture Revisited,Print ISBN : 978-0802867384, or 978-1844742790Online : agathonlibrary.com
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Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns,Print ISBN : 978-0310243342
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Becoming Conversant with the Emergent Church,Print ISBN : 978-0310259473
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Praying With Paul: A Call For Spiritual Reformation,Print ISBN : 978-0801097102
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Exegetical Fallacies,Print ISBN : 978-0801020865Online : thetbs.org
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The Cross and Christian Ministry,Print ISBN : 978-0801075919
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Prophetic From the Center,Print ISBN : 978-1912373703
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The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God,Print ISBN : 978-1581341263Online : thegospelcoalition.org, or thegospelcoalition.org (alternate)
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Have You Heard of the Four Spiritual Laws?,Print ISBN : 978-1563990199Online : campusministry.org, or thoughtsaboutgod.com
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The Christian & the Abundant Life,Print ISBN : 978-1563990311
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James C. Dobson Parenting Collection,Print ISBN : 978-1414337265
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Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide,Print ISBN : 978-0842352673
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Dare to Discipline: Answers to Your Toughest Parenting Questions,Print ISBN : 978-1414391359
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Focus on the Family MinistryOnline : focusonthefamily.com
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Building Dynamic Faith,Print ISBN : 978-0849919831
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The Battle for the Bible,Print ISBN : 978-0310276814
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The Chicago Statement on Biblical InerrancyOnline : alliancenet.org, or onthewing.org
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The Chicago Statement on Biblical HermeneuticsOnline : alliancenet.org, or onthewing.org
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The Chicago Statement on Biblical ApplicationOnline : alliancenet.org, or onthewing.org
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The Danvers StatementOnline : cbmw.org, or onthewing.org
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The Nashville StatementOnline : cbmw.org, or cbmw.org (alternate)
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The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel
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The Cambridge DeclarationOnline : alliancenet.org, onthewing.org, or monergism.com
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Understanding Church Growth,Print ISBN : 978-0802804631
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Willow Creek Seeker Services,Print ISBN : 978-0801052743
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Soul Searching,Print ISBN : 978-0195180954
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Culture Shift,Print ISBN : 978-1601423818
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Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents,Print ISBN : 978-0593541807, or 978-0593087398
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Letter to the American Church,Print ISBN : 978-1684513895
Review Quiz
This section is a link to a review quiz to test your understanding of the objective material for Module 15. By clicking the banner, you will be taken to a series of questions, in random order. Answer each question and then push the Submit
button to check your answers. Every question must be answered before you can submit the quiz. At the end, you will be shown your score for the entire quiz. The quiz will be different each time, so feel free to take it more than once. Click the banner to begin the quiz.
Here is a review quiz for the material covered in this module's lectures. Click the button next to the best answer for each question, or drag each term to its best definition. Then press the button at the bottom to see if your answers are correct.
Module Completed!
Congratulations, you have reached the end of the fifteenth module. I hope that you have found it rewarding and have noticed personal growth.
I encourage you to continue on the next module as soon as is convenient. The button below will take you to Module 16.
