CH 5060 American Church History

A FREE introductory class for those interested in learning more prior to course registration will be offered on August 15 from 9:30-10:30 am at Eastbrook Church! 

This course examines the story of the church in the United States from its colonial beginnings until the present day, with particular emphasis on the major movements, influential individuals, theological trends, and religious developments within conservative Protestantism. This focus stems from the historic predominance of that branch of Christianity in the country. The course begins with the transition of European churches to colonial North America and continues on to cover the following topics:

• the nature of Puritanism
• the separation of church and state
• awakenings and revival
• social concern
• liberalism, fundamentalism, and neo-orthodoxy
• contemporary evangelicalism

Rather than studying these subjects in a vacuum, these topics will be assessed in light of the realities occurring in the country at the time.