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CM unit 2
Christian Missions: The Historical and Local Church Dimension
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Undergraduate 2
10/25/2011

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The five periods of in order of date
Definition
Romans 0-400
Barbarians 400-800
Vikings 800-1200
Saracens 1200-1600
Ends of the Earth 1600-
Term
What separates Christianity and all other religions?
Definition
The command to go forth with the Good News
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What was the involuntary go mechanism?
Definition
When the church was scattered through persecution which in turn helped them to spread
Term
When was the destruction of the temple in Jersualem
Definition
AD 70 (The Dispersion)
Term
Which was the only church in Ireland in the first Millenium to give an outstanding missionary response
Definition
The Celtic Church
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What are the 5 main avenues through which Christianity penetrated the Roman world
Definition
1. Preaching and teaching
2. Personal Witness
3. Acts of kindness and charity
4. Faith shown in persecution and death
5. Apologetics
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When was the conquest of the Roman Empire by Christianity
Definition
AD 375
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What were the Arian Christians known for
Definition
They were branded for being heretics, but were very missions minded
Term
Who was Ulfilas?
Definition
Missionary to the Goths
4th century Missionary
Held a mild form of Arianism (Separate natures)
Firm believer of translating the Bible
His successors
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Who is Patrick?
Definition
A Britsh slave in Ireland
5th Century Missionary
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What were Patrick's Missions Methods
Definition
Power encounter - proving God is strong
Winning of political leaders
Emphasis on spiritual growth-intense Bible Study and Ministry
100,000 baptized and 200 churches planted
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When did the Barbarian Invasions begin
Definition
410 AD
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What were the Barbarians known for ?
Definition
Respectful of life, property, and especially spared the churches
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Who played a key role in the celtic church during the Barbarian time period
Definition
Women
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Who was Colombia
Definition
He was a 6th century missionry to Britatin and had 12 companians
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The Roman Catholic mission was closely tied with what 2 exploits
Definition
Political and military
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Who was King Clovis and what was he known for
Definition
The mass conversion
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Who was Boniface?
Definition
An apostle to Germany
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What was Boniface's missions methods?
Definition
Power encounter
Training indigenous E1 Clergy
Recruiting women for missions
Powerful backing of Charles Martel
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What is the Nestorian Church
Definition
Founded by Nestorius - a former bishop of Alexandria in Mesopotamia and Persia
The greatest missionary church the world has ever known
1st introduced Christianity into Chin in 635 and clourished untill 13th century
Cental asia and southeast asia
Declined by 13th century
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What was a big setback of the barbarian period
Definition
There were no missionary outreach to the scandinavian people
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What/when was the turning point in the struggle against Islam?
Definition
Charles Mart and the Battles of Tours/Sal'adin in 732 AD
Term
The Vikings were neither civilzed nor
Definition
Christianized
Term
What happened because of the lack of missionary outreach to the scandinavians?
Definition
The people came to where the Christians were
Term
Who was Anskar
Definition
The first evangelized Sweden
801-865
The apostle of the north
After his death people reverted back to paganism
Term
What was the Gregorian Reform
Definition
A spiritual movement by Pope Innocent II
Term
What happened in AD 1200 and why
Definition
All Europe was Christanized because of direct missionary effort, involuntary go mechanism, and conversion of kings followed by mass conversion
Term
What was the new threat in the coming of the 4th period
Definition
Islam
Term
What were some of the missionary endeavors of the Sarcean period?
Definition
The crusades (1095-1291)
the 200 year movemnt to win back the Holy Land
Term
Who was Francis of Assissi
Definition
He tried to win the muslims by love instead of by hate
Term
Who was Raymond Lull
Definition
He helped people understand what the true Gospel was about and gave his life sacrificially as a martyr in North Africa
Term
What were the 4 major Roman Catholic orders
Definition
Franciscans - founded by Francis of Assiss
Dominican - Dominic
Augustinians - Pop Alexander IV
Jesuits - Ignatius Loyola (This was all about adapting to the local culture)
Term
What was the great setback of the Saracean period
Definition
The Bubonic Plauge in 1346 (Killed 1/3 of the people)
Term
What was the Great Omission
Definition
It took 2.4 centires to get around to any significant enterprise
Lack of parachurch orders
Common rationalisation
Theology of reforms
limited concept of missions
spiritual weaknesses of the reformation
Term
When did the Europeans have virtual control of 99.5% of the non-western world
Definition
1945
Term
When were the 25 unbelievable years
Definition
1945-1969
Term
What were the missionary endeavors of the ends of the earth period?
Definition
It was exclusively Roman: 1600-1800 AD
by 1800 the Roman Catholic missionaries began decline
Term
What was the Moraian Brethren Church
Definition
Founded by Count Von Zinzendorf
Had jobs to support themselves (They were very dedicated tent makers)
Term
What does the year 1800 mark?
Definition
The awakening of the protestants from 2.5 centuries of inactivity in regard to missionary outreach accross the world
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What was the 19th Century known for ?
Definition
Being dominated by the evangelical protestantism
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When was the first era (Pioneers)
Definition
1792-1910
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