Doughnuts and Theology Adult Ed

Join us this fall as we kick off our Adult Education program, Doughnuts and Theology, with a series called Christianity in America, led by our very own John Harmon! Stay tuned later this autumn for our next series on Conflict Resolution, an upcoming speaker panel, and a meet and greet with our new Director of Music Ministries.

Christianity in America | September 15 – October 6 | Chapel and Online
A historical review of Christianity in America from its formation arising from the English Reformation of the 17th century to the fragmentation of the religious choice of today. The objective of our time together is to examine what we believe today in the context of our national past.

September 15 | The English Reformation and the Birth of Protestantism
The English Reformation formed the architecture of Protestantism as it migrated from Western Europe to the English colonies. The Mainline Protestant Denominations that we know today were the product of this time and place.

September 22 | Protestantism in the New World: Nationality, Faith, and Revolution
The American colonies were essentially English, German, and Dutch in nationality and Protestant in religion. We will review how the colonial experience and the American Revolution shaped the formation of Protestant faith into its own unique American character.

September 29 | From Revolution to Civil War: The Shifting Landscape of American Faith
Following the American Revolution and through the Civil War, Christianity in America continued to be publicly and expressly Protestant. But we begin to see significant diversity in Protestant beliefs and a growing representation of the Catholic faith.

October 6 | The Modern Christian Spectrum
The influence of scientific thinking and expanding secular orientation began to polarize Christian beliefs in the 20th century, creating a broad spectrum of thought and practice from agnosticism to religious fundamentalism. Mainline denominations are a small fraction of what they were during the Revolutionary War period.

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