Elective course

History of the Reformation and Reformed Churches

Interim elective written from within the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition.

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About the course

• Author: Dr. Wayne Cook
• Languages: English, Spanish, and French.
• Units: 10
• Counts toward: Certificate of Ministry; Associate of Divinity; Master of Theology (Th.M.); Master of Divinity (M.Div.). These are internal ministry recognitions, not official degrees.
• Textbook: Institutes of the Christian Religion (selections) — John Calvin
• Required readings: History of the Reformation and Reformed Churches: Required Readings

Units

1. 1. Unit 1 - What Does "Reformed" Mean? Names, Roots, and the Shape of the Tradition
2. 2. Unit 2 - Zwingli and Bullinger in Zurich: The First Reformed City
3. 3. Unit 3 - John Calvin and Geneva: Teacher, Pastor and City
4. 4. Unit 4 - The Reformed Faith Spreads: France, the Netherlands, Hungary and the Palatinate
5. 5. Unit 5 - John Knox and the Scottish Reformation
6. 6. Unit 6 - The Synod of Dort (1618-19)
7. 7. Unit 7 - The Puritans and the Westminster Assembly
8. 8. Unit 8 - Reformed Churches in America: Presbyterian and Dutch Reformed; Princeton
9. 9. Unit 9 - Reformed Missions and Churches in Latin America, Africa, and Asia
10. 10. Unit 10 - Division, Liberalism, and Confessional Renewal in the Twentieth Century and Today