2. Church History II
Midterm
1. What sparked the revivals in Massachusetts?
2. What standard was set by the ministers of the revival era unknowingly by them?
3. What was the most famous sermon delivered by Edwards?
4. What was so significant about Isaac Backus?
5. What was formed in 1769? Who were the key leaders?
6. What were some of the key points in the Revivalist’s message? How does that same message
ring true today?
7. What group was considered to be the Radicals?
8. Why was Christianity put on trial?
9. Where did the “reasonable men” and the revivalists find common ground?
10. What was the key point of James Bryce message to America?
11. What did the Reformation do?
12. Name two things the Thirty Year War accomplished?
13. What did the Great Awakening prove?
14. What were the Puritans plans?
15. What did the twentieth century Americans prized themselves on?
16. What is the twofold mission of the Evangelicals?
17. What was most dominant point of the Age of Reason? Which two brothers saw it through?
18. Where was the general headquarters of the evangelicals?
19. Who was called the “nightingale of the House of Commons? And why?
20. What two societies were built out of the evangelical movement?
21. What caused the end of the slave trade?
22. Who were the Oxford Men? And what were they famous for?
23. Who were the Tractarians?
24. What are the two basic missions for Christianity?
25. Who was Adolphus? And what did he do that was so significant?
26. What was the spiritual significance of the establishment of the colonies?
27. Which group of people really started what is known as denominations?
28. What is another name for the Age of Reason?
29. Name the three men that were appointed to prepare the seal of the U.S? Which one had a
biblical saying?
30. What was the religious explosion called?
31. Please identify the different types of Puritans? What was significant about each group?
32. According to George Whitefield who began the Great Awakening?
33. What little town in what was the Renaissance? Who was the key figure?
34. Who was Blasie Pascal? And what significant thing did he do?
35. Whose ideas ruled Christianity for 1,200 years?
36. How many men wrote effectively on deism? And who were they?
37. Where did the greatest attack come from on the church?