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| Contributed to in move from God to humans as central focus. |
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| Tore Europe apart in 1600's. |
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| 1/3 of Germany while this was taking place. |
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| This event left Europe religously divided. |
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| This person caused people to question inherited beliefs. |
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| This person argued that we can achieve certain knowledge only if we begin by doubting everything. |
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| This person's conclusions posed litte threat to traditional theolog, but his SKEPTICAL METHOD challenged religous appeals to authority, whether of the bible or of church. |
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| This person was heavily influenced by the Cambridge Platonists, and he was known as the greatest scientist of the age. |
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| This scientist was heavily influenced by religion. He wrote more about theology than he did about science. |
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| THis person spent much of his life trying to work out the prophecies of David in the book of Revelation. This person also believed in the God of the whole universe. |
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| The basic truths about the existence of God and human morality known to good people in all societies. |
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| This "thing" set the standard for English toleration of religion. |
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| According to this document the Church of England would keep its theology vague enough to involve as many groups as possible and tolerate the presence of some dissenting groups. |
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| This person was the most influential English philosopher of his day. |
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| Quoted, "Reason must be our best judge and guide in everything." |
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| Believed that reason established the existence of God equal to mathematic certainty. |
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| Believed that morality and promise of forgiveness, if we have faith, are the essence of biblical religion. |
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| The Reasonableness of Christianity |
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| Was John Locke's most famous work. |
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| The Reasonableness of Christianity |
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| This work disected the bible and found a simple faith and a call to a moral life with nothing contrary to reason. |
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| These people saw no need to go beyond natural religion to any revelation or to any distincly Christian faith. |
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| These people believed in God, but did not associate with any one sect. |
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| This group believed in "justification by faith", but also believed that each individual should work at being a better Christian. |
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| This group wanted people to set aside time for medidtation and reform in their lives. |
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| The work Phillip Jakob Spencer is most well known for. |
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| Was written as a movement to organize people to Pietism. |
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| This person believed at a very young age that he had a deep sense of faith in Jesus, contrary to the teachings of his school. |
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| This person hosted all types of religous refugess, and also helped them to understand the importance of mission work. |
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This person was the founder of the "Holy Club" at Oxford. |
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| This person was an enemy of "predestination", and also believed that Christians would experience "Christian Perfection". |
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| This group had a methodical approach in religous observance; devoted to prayer, fasting, bible reading, visiting prisoners, and approached life with enthusiasm. |
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| This person was a member of the "Holy Club" at Oxford, but did not found the "Holy Club". |
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| This person has been regarded as one of the great preachers in history. Although, he did not accept the idea of "Christian Perfection" and sided with the idea of "predestination". |
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| This person's beliefs were shaped by diety, but was considered a Christian. He also defended slavery, but wanted slaves to be treated better. |
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| This person believed that philosophy was a safer idea than religion, but that both were mostly futile. |
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| This person held the idea that we should be a little less dogmatic and a little less certain about what we believe. |
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| This person mostly believed that Religion was not as safe a philosphy (still just as futile) because people killed each other over religion. |
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| This German Philospher sought religion independent of historical facts about Jesus. |
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| This Philosopher was raised by piests, and believed that religion began with ethics. He also believed that morality demanded perfection from us. |
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| Moral Argument (For God's Existence) |
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| It is morally necessary to assum the existence of God. |
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