Primary Texts Links for RE 201

 

 Part I (below)  Part II  Other interesting links

 

 
For F 1/11 Unitarian Universalism
www.uua.org -- Pay attention to the "About Us" section.

 

For F 1/18 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 M 1/21 The Puritan Tradition
Mayflower Compact
Maryland Toleration Act
 
Optional readings about the "Quaker" tradition:
Religious Society of Friends website
Story of William Penn
 

For W 1/23 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 1/28 The Reformed Tradition
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Reformed Church in America
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
 

For W 1/30 The Lutheran Tradition
Martin Luther's Reformation "Breakthrough"
See Dr. Kleinhans's Lutheran Heritage page
 

For F 2/1 The Roman Catholic Tradition
 
For W 2/6 The Methodist Tradition
Excerpt from John Wesley's journal
United Methodist Church
Our guest speaker is the pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Waverly
 
 
Part II
For Monday 2/25
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
http://www.disciples.org/
 
 
For Wednesday 3/12
Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
http://www.mormon.org/
 
 
For Wednesday 3/19
Jehovah's Witnesses
http://www.watchtower.org
 
 
For Wednesday 3/26
Seventh Day Adventists
http://www.adventist.org
 
 
For Friday 3/28
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 Friday 4/4
Christian Science
http://www.tfccs.com

For Monday 4/7

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