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The Scottish Reformation decreased what country's influence?
France
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Who was the leader of the Scottish Reformation?
John Knox
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Whose regime made possible the Scottish Reformation?
Mary of Guise
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When was the Papal Jurisdiction Act passed?
1560
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When was the German Peasants' War?
1524–25
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What war was waged from 1618 to 1648?
the Thirty Years' War
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How much was the German population reduced during the Thirty Years' War?
between 25% and 40%
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What treaty ended the Thirty Years' War?
the Peace of Westphalia
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Where was the German Peasants' War?
the Bavarian, Thuringian and Swabian principalities
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What movement occurred during the 1730's and 1740's?
The First Great Awakening
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What movement made a permanent mark on Protestantism in the U.S.?
The First Great Awakening
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When did the Second Great Awakening start?
around 1790
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Which congregations joined the Second Great Awakening the most after 1820?
Baptist and Methodist
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When did the Second Great Awakening lose momentum?
by the late 1840s
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What did the Second Great Awakening create?
the formation of new denominations
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What was the Second Great Awakening a reaction against?
skepticism, deism, and rationalism
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When was the Third Great Awakening?
the late 1850s to the early 20th century
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What denominations did the Third Great Awakening affect?
pietistic Protestant denominations
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What movement was affiliated with the Third Great Awakening?
the Social Gospel Movement
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What other movement gained its force from the Third Great Awakening?
the worldwide missionary movement
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What new groups were formed as a result of the Third Great Awakening?
the Holiness, Nazarene, and Christian Science movements
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What modern movement began in the 20th century?
the modern Pentecostal movement
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What were the roots of the modern Pentecostal movement?
Methodist and Wesleyan
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What movement did Pentecostalism create?
the Charismatic movement
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In what city did the modern Pentecostal movement begin?
Los Angeles
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What type of mission was the birthplace of the modern Pentecostal movement?
urban
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Where has there been a rise in evangelical Protestantism?
In the United States and elsewhere in the world
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What type of churches have declined?
mainstream liberal churches
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When did Liberal Christianity increase?
In the post–World War I era
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When did conservative churches start to increase?
In the post–World War II era
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What type of evangelical churches are the most popular?
those that are more exclusively evangelical
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What direction has Europe moved towards?
secularism
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What caused the spread of secularism?
The Enlightenment
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What areas have a higher rate of Christian observance?
North America, South America and Australia
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What country is more religious than other developed nations?
United States
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When did South America show an increase in Evangelicals?
the 20th and 21st centuries
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Which reformation was seen as not being effective enough?
the Magisterial Reformation
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What did Karlstadt call Lutheran theologians?
new papists
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What is another name for magister?
teacher
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What were reform movement leaders compared to?
Roman Popes
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What has been linked with pacifism?
Anabaptism
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What type of church do Protestants believe in?
the invisible church
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Who comprises the invisible church?
all who profess faith in Jesus Christ
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What is the name of the main principles of Protestantism?
the five solas
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What other entities are also considered to be Protestant?
non-denominational groups and organizations
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What Catholic doctrine do Protestants not believe in?
it is the one true church
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What type of movements have tried to unite Protestant denominations?
Various ecumenical
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Which is larger, divisions or unions of Protestantism?
divisions
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What beliefs do most denominations agree on?
common beliefs in the major aspects of the Christian faith
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What types of doctrines do denominations not agree on?
secondary
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What type of belief defines what is a major or minor doctrine?
idiosyncratic
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What do national churches bring together?
the ecclesiastical structure with the state
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How long has the Faroe Islands church been independent?
since 2007
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Who has the only Reformed church?
Tuvalu
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Who is the head church of the Anglican Communion?
The Church of England
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What type of church does Tonga have?
Methodist
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What is another name for denominational families?
branches
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What are the major branches of Protestantism?
Adventist, Anglican, Baptist, Calvinist (Reformed), Lutheran, Methodist and Pentecostal
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What small branch of Protestantism will also be discussed?
Anabaptist
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What created the differentiation of Protestant branches?
how they have been influenced by important movements since the Reformation
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What do some branches share in common?
lineage
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The Adventist movement has encouraged examining what in full?
the whole Bible
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What Adventist groups observe the Sabbath?
Seventh-day Adventists and some smaller Adventist groups
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What is the name of the Seventh-day Adventist's core beliefs?
the 28 Fundamental Beliefs
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What is used for justification of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs?
Biblical references
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What belief about ultimate punishment do Adventists disagree on?
annihilation or eternal torment
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What does the word Anabaptist describe?
one who baptizes again
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Who named the Anabaptists?
their persecutors
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What baptism do Anabaptists reject?
baptism of infants
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Who persecuted the Anabaptists in the 16th century?
Magisterial Protestants and Roman Catholics
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Hans Denck was considered what type of reformer?
Second Front Reformers
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What does Anglican mean?
the English Church
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When did the word Anglican begin?
1246
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Who do the Anglican churches have communion with?
the Archbishop of Canterbury
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How many Anglican Communion members are there in the world?
80 million
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What power does each national or regional church possess?
full autonomy
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Who did the Church of England split from?
the Catholic Church
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At what time did the Church of England become independent?
the Elizabethan Religious Settlement
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Who headed the Anglican reforms in the middle of the 16th century?
Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer
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The Church of England's reforms put it in the middle of what two traditions?
Lutheranism and Calvinism
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What liturgical forms in Anglicanism were considered unacceptable by many progressive Protestants?
traditional
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According to Baptists, who should have baptisms?
professing believers
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What type of baptism do Baptists conduct?
complete immersion
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What two offices do Baptists have?
pastors and deacons
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What type of churches are most Baptists churches considered to be?
Protestant
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What is another term for soul competency?
liberty
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Where was the earliest Baptist church founded?
Amsterdam
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Who was the pastor of the first Baptist church?
John Smyth
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Who believed that Christ's atonement was for everyone?
General Baptists
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Who founded the first Baptist group in what is now the United States?
Roger Williams
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Who has spread the teachings of the Baptists to each continent?
Baptist missionaries
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What is the most well-known summary of Calvin's teachings?
the five points of Calvinism
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What area does the five points of Calvinism focus on?
the Calvinist view on soteriology
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What is a brief description of Calvinism?
the sovereignty or rule of God in all things
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What Calvinism doctrines are examples of the concept of the sovereignty of God?
predestination and total depravity
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Who was an early leader in the Reformed churches?
Calvin
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What is one of the largest Protestant branches with 80 million members?
Lutheranism
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How popular is the branch of Lutheranism?
third
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What is the largest body of Lutheran churches?
The Lutheran World Federation
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How many people belong to the Lutheran World Federation?
over 72 million people
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