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Name two smaller Lutheran church bodies.
International Lutheran Council and the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
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Who was the inspiration for Methodism?
John Wesley
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Who did Methodism originally attract?
workers, agricultural workers, and slaves
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What was John Wesley's occupation?
Anglican priest
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How many Methodists are there in the world today?
approximately 80 million
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How did the Methodist movement spread so far and wide?
vigorous missionary activity
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Methodists believe that Christ achieved salvation for whom?
every human being
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What do Methodists believe that one must do to receive Christ's salvation?
exercise an act of the will
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What is Methodism known for, as far as music goes?
its rich musical tradition
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Who wrote most of the Methodist hymns?
John Wesley's brother, Charles
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What Calvinist doctrine is focuses on salvation?
monergism
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Give two examples of spiritual gifts.
speaking in tongues and divine healing
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What are other terms used to describe Pentecostalism?
Apostolic or Full Gospel
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Pentecostals liken their teachings to those of what age?
Apostolic
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Pentecostals believe in baptism with what entity?
the Holy Spirit
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What three things are Pentecostals committed to?
biblical authority, spiritual gifts, and the miraculous
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How many denominations were spawned by Pentecostalism?
hundreds
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How many Pentecostals are there in the world?
over 279 million
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What movement has caused non-Pentecostal churches to accept some Pentecostal beliefs?
Charismatic
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Who can claim over 500 million members?
Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
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Where is Pentecostalism currently growing the most?
the global South
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What do some groups of people who believe in basic Protestant principles identify as?
"Christians" or "born-again Christians"
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What denomination do these small groups belong to?
"non-denominational" or "evangelical"
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How much affiliation do these small groups have with historical denominations?
little
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Who has founded these small groups of Christians?
individual pastors
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Where do the Plymouth Brethren hail from?
Dublin, Ireland
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What belief is the emphasis of the Plymouth Brethren?
sola scriptura
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Though the Plymouth Brethren do not have a denominational name, what name is generally used for them?
The Brethren
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When did the Plymouth Brethren originate?
late 1820s
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What denomination do the Brethren originate from?
Anglicanism
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What is another informal name for Quaker?
Friends
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What is the Quakers unifying belief?
the priesthood of all believers
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What have the Quakers tried to avoid?
creeds and hierarchical structures
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What collective movement are the Quakers associated with?
the Religious Society of Friends
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What types of Christianity do Quakers belong to?
evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional conservative
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What is a prominent example of a movement which crosses over denominational lines?
Evangelicalism
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Which movement actually affected the Catholic Church?
Charismatic Movement
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What groups beliefs does the Charismatic Movement seek to add to branches of Christianity?
Pentecostals
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Name a sub-group of the Charismatic Movement.
Neo-charismatic churches
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What other types of churches often adopt charismatic or evangelical beliefs?
Nondenominational churches
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What period saw a large upswing in Evangelicalism?
the 18th and 19th centuries
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Methodism is part of what movement?
Evangelicalism
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Where did the Great Awakenings increase interest in Evangelicalism?
Britain and North America
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What man is associated with the beginnings of Evangelicalism?
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
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What American is considered to have been a seminal influence in the charismatic movement?
Dennis Bennett
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When was the Massey conference held?
1964
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The Massey conference eventually led to developing what seminars?
Life in the Spirit
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Name UK influences on the Charismatic movement.
Colin Urquhart, Michael Harper, David Watson
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Where was the Massey conference held?
New Zealand
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Who helped Lutherans understand the charismatic movement in the 1960s?
Larry Christenson
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In what state did charismatic Lutheran congregations grow to be quite large?
Minnesota
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Where is an annual event that has quite a bit of charismatic activity?
Huntington Beach
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What was published in 1974?
Touched by the Spirit
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Who wrote Touched by the Spirit?
Richard A. Jensen
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Who heads the Newfrontiers movement?
Terry Virgo
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Where is Every Nations Churches located?
USA
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What tendencies do reformed charismatics avoid?
overemotional
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What is a name for gifts of the Spirit?
charismata
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Name the renewal movements which could be considered overemotional.
Word of Faith, Toronto Blessing, Brownsville Revival and Lakeland Revival
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What group was very much hampered in England from making changes?
Puritans
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What college was influenced by Puritan beliefs?
the University of Cambridge
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What movement influenced the Puritans?
millennialism
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What movement did the Puritans adopt in the 17th century?
Sabbatarianism
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When was the Synod of Dort?
1619
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What type of theology did Puritans accept?
Reformed
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When did separatists become powerful in Puritanism?
the 1640s
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What types of piety did the Puritans advocate?
personal and group
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Where was Calvin criticized?
Geneva
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At what gathering were supporters unsuccessful in establishing a new national church?
the Westminster Assembly
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What religious movement affected education, politics, the economy, and marriage?
the Reformation
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What churches let their clergy marry?
Protestant
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When did women join the Protestant ministry?
1950
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What types of churches have women had leading positions?
Protestant
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What priesthood rules do Protestant churches reject?
celibate
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What did Reformers increase so that their followers could read the Bible?
education
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In the middle of the eighteenth century, how many Swedes could read and write?
eight of ten men and women
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Who founded Harvard College?
the Puritans
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When was Yale founded?
1701
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What state became a hub of learning?
Pennsylvania
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What is the heart of the Protestant moral code?
Industry, frugality, calling, discipline, and a strong sense of responsibility
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What did Calvin particular reject?
luxury
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What was a strong reason for inventors and investors to work on technical inventions?
economic success
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What work ethic was an influence on capitalism and the Industrial Revolution?
Protestant
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What is another name for the Protestant work ethic?
Protestant ethic thesis
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Who calculated the Global Value Development Index?
Arno Tausch
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What does a good job of combining religion and liberalism?
Protestantism
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Who did an analysis of World Values Survey data?
Arno Tausch
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What university is Arno Tausch from?
Corvinus University of Budapest
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What type of engagement is considered a World Value?
environmental activism
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What denominations are considered to be wealthier than most other groups?
Episcopalians and Presbyterians
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Affluent American families are what type of families?
Mainline Protestant
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What denominations are considered to be better educated than most other groups?
Episcopalians and Presbyterians
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What political group has a disproportionately large number of Protestants?
Republican Party
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Other than politics, what areas have a disproportionately large number of Protestants?
American business, law
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The rise of English Puritanism and German Pietism resulted in a corresponding rise in what?
early experimental science
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What religions did Merton think caused the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries?
English Puritanism and German Pietism
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What other reason did Merton believe causes science to advance?
an accumulation of observations and improvement in experimental technique and methodology
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What religions were English scientists in the 17th century?
Puritans or other Protestants
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What values were thought to have a significant synergy?
ascetic Protestant values and those of modern science
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What was the name of the doctrine that separated church and non-religious affairs?
doctrine of the two kingdoms
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