These videos consist of a series of questions answered by Dr. Rast and Dr. Schumacher over the issues that has faced the Lutheran Church since the Reformation.
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01 - Introduction
Lawrence Rast and William Schumacher
Dr. Rast and Dr. Schumacher introduce themselves.
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02 - How did the Lutheran church develop after the adoption of the Book of Concord?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast explains how the Book of Concord has helped shape the Lutheran Church.
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03 - What was the 30 Years War and what was its significance?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast gives a brief explanation of the 30 Years War and the effects on German society.
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04 - What effect did Rationalism have on the Church?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast explains how the Enlightenment and Age of Rationalism challenged and fragmented the Christian Church.
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05 - What is Pietism?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast explains the rise of Pietism and how it affected Lutheranism.
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06 - How did the Church in Europe develop in the centuries following the Reformation?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast gives a short explanation of the changes within the church and its relationship to the state in the 1600's -1800's.
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07 - What was the experience of the Eastern Orthodox Church during the modern period?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast gives an overview of the changes in the Eastern Orthodox Church from 1500 to today.
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08 - What is the Catholic doctrine of papal infallability?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast explains the Doctrine of Papal Infallibility.
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09 - What happened to the Catholics in the 20th century?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast explains some of the changes that Vatican Two brought about in the Roman Catholic Church.
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10 - How did the Protestant churches develop over the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast compares the effect of higher criticism on European churches and churches in the United States.
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11 - What is the eccumenical movement?
Lawrence Rast
Dr. Rast traces the rise of the ecumenical movement.
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12 - When and how did the church begin to spread substantially outside Europe?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains the spread of Christianity from its beginnings through the Age of Discovery.
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13 - How were early Roman Catholic missions organized?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains which orders of monks were established to carry out missionary work.
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14 - Who were the great figures in early Catholic missions?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher names and explains a few missionary priest from the Age of Discovery.
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15 - Is there a direct connection between early mission work and the expansion of European colonial power?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains the connection between the spread of Christianity and European Colonialism in the world.
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16 - How did churches of the Reformation become a part of worldwide mission efforts?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains why the reformation churches were not as involved in mission work as the Catholic Church.
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17 - Was there a connection between Pietism and missions?
William Schumacher
Dr. Shumacher discusses the influence that Pietism had on the begging missionary work of the reformation churches.
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18 - What are mission societies?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains what mission societies are and why they were formed.
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19 - How were early mission societies related to churches?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains the complex relationship between mission societies and supporting churches.
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20 - What are some concrete examples of early mission societies?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher names a few of the early and influential mission societies of the 1800's.
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21 - Was there any commonality to the various mission societies?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains what commonalities the Bible Societies had with each other.
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22 - Who were the great figures in early Protestant missions?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher names some early missionaries and the influence they had on mission work.
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23 - What kinds of churches were established outside of Europe?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains how Christianity grew due to missions around the world.
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24 - How did mission efforts affect the worldwide view of the Christian church?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher explains how the view of global Christianity has changed in the last 200 years.
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25 - Were there any efforts for cooperation between Protestant missions?
William Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher discusses the cooperation between churches in global mission work.
