DS 645 Europe's Influence and the Global Advance & Retreat of the Gospel

Course Description

This course leads the student to discover the expansion of the gospel throughout church history and around the world with a chronological and interdisciplinary approach. Europe’s impact on the world will be assessed in the areas of scientific, social, political, and religious developments. Continuing results from the successes and failures of this time period (1200-1945) will be discussed. Relationships between spiritual awakening (e.g. Protestant Reformation) and societal development (e.g. cultural renaissance and reform movements) will be studied, including relationships between mission movements and colonialism. The impact of two major world wars on global civilization, the problem of evil, and the advance of the gospel will be examined within the context of God’s purposes in history. Inductive Bible studies will be a component of each lesson.