Contemplative and Holiness Stream
Notable People in Church History
Evangelical and Charismatic Stream
Social Justice & Incarnational Stream
Critical Points in Church History
100
a discipline of praying alone
What is solitude?
100
Person referred to as "the great continental divide of history"?
Who is Jesus?
100
wisdom
What is one of the spiritual charisms?
100
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor..."
What are the first words Jesus ever spoke in the synagogue at Nazareth, his hometown.
100
325 AD
What is the year of the first ecumenical council, the Council of Nicea?
200
solitary prayer followed by active ministry followed by solitary prayer
What is the rhythm of Jesus' life?
200
Roman Emperor who authorized Christianity as an accepted religion
Who is Constantine?
200
"the spirit-empowered life"
What is the Charismatic Stream?
200
Jubilee
What is the Hebrew concept of economics and compassion that cancels debts and frees people from bondage?
200
1054 AD
What is the date of the first church split between Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christianity?
300
the virtuous life
What is the emphasis of the holiness stream?
300
Known as the theotokos or "God-bearer"
Who is Mary, Jesus' mother?
300
That all people can enter into abundant life with God in the kingdom of love now and that his reality will continue on after death.
What is the good news?
300
"a new heaven and a new earth where God will wipe away every tear from their eyes..."
What is the kingdom of God or Jesus' social vision of Jubilee?
300
1517
What is the date of Luther's 95 thesis associated with the Protestant Reformation?
400
turning stones into bread
What is the economic temptation of Jesus?
400
Ignatius of Loyola
Who is the founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits?
400
"Go, and make disciples of all nations..."
What is the great commission?
400
"the sacramental life"
What is the incarnational stream?
400
1600-2000 AD
What is the period when Christianity moved from being European-centered to a worldwide religion?
500
The Sermon on the Mount
What is the core New Testament teaching on living a holy, virtuous life?
500
Nailed 95 thesis to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg
Who is Martin Luther?
500
Proclamation and demonstration
What is the dual action of Jesus ministry found throughout the gospels?
500
The Christian teaching that the great God of the universe took on human form.
What is the incarnation?
500
313 AD
The year Christianity became authorized. This date often marks the end of the Early Church period and the beginning of the Imperial Church period.