Primary Texts Links for RE 201

Web reading assignments (below)

Other interesting links

For M 9/21 The Anglican/Episcopalian Tradition

Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy

Elizabeth I's Act of Uniformity

You might also wish to check out the website of the Episcopal Church in the USA

For W 9/23 The Puritan Tradition

Mayflower Compact

Maryland Toleration Act

Optional readings about the "Quaker" tradition:

Religious Society of Friends website

Story of William Penn

For F 9/25 The Baptist Tradition

Our guest speaker is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Waverly.

Check out the Baptist General Conference website (the association with which Grace Baptist is affiliated).

Also read around on Southern Baptist website (especially "Faith and Message" and "Faith and Facts" pages) and on Baptist World Alliance website.

Try to find information about each of the 6 categories of religious expression that we've covered in class.

For M 9/28 The Lutheran Tradition

Martin Luther's Reformation "Breakthrough"

See Dr. Kleinhans's Lutheran Heritage page

For W 9/30 The Reformed Tradition

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Reformed Church in America

World Alliance of Reformed Churches

For W 10/5 The Methodist Tradition
Excerpt from John Wesley's journal

United Methodist Church

Part II

For Monday 10/26

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

http://www.disciples.org/

For Wednesday 10/28

Latter Day Saints (Mormons)

http://www.mormon.org/

For Wednesday 11/11

Jehovah's Witnesses
http://www.watchtower.org

For Friday 11/13

Seventh Day Adventists

http://www.adventist.org

For Monday 11/16

Today's group presentation is about Pentecostalism.

Please also read around on these websites from "holiness" traditions:
Church of the Nazarene

Christian and Missionary Alliance

For Monday 11/23

Christian Science

http://www.tfccs.com

For Monday 11/30

Fundamentalist and Neo-Evangelical Traditions
http://www.nae.net