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Written by Robert C. Jones
Acworth, Georgia
Copyright 2014 Robert C. Jones
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Course and Book Contents
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Name |
Role |
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Thomas Müntzer (#25) |
German preacher and theologian; a leader of the German Peasant Rebellion |
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Melchior Hoffman (#24) |
Traveling Anabaptist preacher; Apocalyptic, “millenialist”; often associated with the Münster Rebellion of 1534/35, although he wasn't physically there |
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Zacharius Ursinus (#23) |
Austrian theologian who wrote the preliminary draft of the Heidelberg Catechism |
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Caspar Schwenckfeld (#22) |
Early follower of Luther who later questioned key Lutheran tenets; founder of the Schwenkfelders |
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Michael & Margaretha Sattler (#21) |
Former monastics who helped craft the Anabaptist Schleitheim Confession |
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Menno Simons (#20) |
Dutch Anabaptist credited with bringing calm to the church after the Münster Rebellion |
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Andreas Karlstadt (#19) |
Early follower of Luther; unfairly accused of supporting violence during the German Peasant's Revolt |
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William Farel (#18) |
French preacher who brought western Switzerland to the Reformed faith; talked John Calvin into staying in Geneva in 1536 |
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Heinrich Bullinger (#17) |
Swiss theologian; successor to Zwingli; co-author (with Calvin) of the Consensus Tigurinus on the Eucharist |
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Thomas Cromwell (#16) |
Chief Minister for Henry VIII, destroyed the monastic system in England |
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Theodore Beza (#15) |
French theologian; Calvin's successor and biographer |
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Peter Martyr Vermigli (#14) |
Italian theologian (and former prior); helped draft helped craft the Anglican Book of Common Prayer and the Forty-Two Articles of Religion |
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John Foxe (#13) |
Author of Book of Martyr's: Acts and Monuments |
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Edward VI (#12) |
Henry VIII's son, the first King who was Protestant from birth |
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Martin Bucer (#11) |
French (Alsace) theologian and ecumenicist |
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John Knox (#10) |
Scottish co-founder of Presbyterianism |
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Desiderius Erasmus (#9) |
Dutch humanist; author of Praise of Folly; prepared a Greek New Testament |
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William Tyndale (#8) |
Theologian, translated the Bible into English |
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Queen Elizabeth I (#7) |
Savior of Protestantism in England, defeated the Spanish Armada |
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Philipp Melanchthon (#6) |
Lutheran theologian; drew up the Augsburg Confession |
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Henry VIII (#5) |
Made himself head of the church, ordered the destruction of the monasteries |
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Thomas Cranmer (#4) |
Book of Common Prayer, The Thirty-Nine Articles; Archbishop of Canterbury |
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Ulrich Zwingli (#3) |
A founder of the Reformed Church; died fighting against Catholics in the Second Battle of Kappel |
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John Calvin (#2) |
A founder of the Reformed Church; author of Christian Institutes |
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Martin Luther (#1) |
German monk who tacked the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Castle in 1517; Founder of Lutheranism |
Christian History & Theology Courses
A Brief History of the Celebration of the Lord’s Supper A Brief History of Christian Baptism A Brief History of the Inquisition A Brief History of Protestantism in the United States A Brief History of Western Monasticism Acts of the Apostles: Background and Commentary Angels: In the Bible, the Apocrypha & the Dead Sea Scrolls Apocrypha and Christianity, The Basic Christian Theology Crusades: A Brief History (1095-1291), The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity, The Evidence for the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ Heaven: In the Bible, the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls Hell and the Devil: In the Bible, the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls Heresies & Schisms in the Early Church Holy Spirit: In the Bible, the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Jewish Religious Parties at the Time of Christ Part One: Pharisees and Sadducees Jewish Religious Parties at the Time of Christ Part Two: The Essenes Joseph of Arimathea: Biblical & Legendary Sources Meet the Apostles - Biblical and Legendary Accounts: Part One – The Twelve Meet the Apostles - Biblical and Legendary Accounts: Part Two – After the Twelve Messiah – In the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Origins of the Major Protestant Denominations in the United States Origins of the New Testament Revelation: Background & Commentary “Romans” and the Reformation Top 25 Events in the History of the Christian Church, The Coming soon! Search for the Pre-Incarnate Christ in the Old Testament, The Theological Roots of the Protestant Reformation: A Handbook Women as Leaders in the Church: From Miriam to Joan of Arc Worship and Cultural Patterns in the Early Church