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Feb 2023
Jews had a major impact on American culture and education in the 20th century. Prior to the rise of the Nazis, intellectuals in countries such as the United States and UK urged their German Jewish colleagues to immigrate. By 1930, one fifth of the population in New York was Jewish. Because the Jewish immigrants, especially the secular variety, tended to be highly educated and skilled in areas such as scientific research, they were quite upwardly mobile. Moreover, not having a homeland of their own, and also that they were fleeing persecution in......
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January 25, 2023
Part 2: The Ecumenical and Evangelical Protestant Churches in America
In this class Pastor Dan defines some of the differences between evangelical and ecumenical protestant churches and examines how these differences developed over time. In general, ecumenical seminaries absorbed the intellectual changes that took place...
January 18, 2023
Christianity’s American Fate
American culture, politics, and economics developed largely under the influence of Protestantism. Three factors made America unique in the Christian world. First, Protestantism in America consisted largely of dissenters to the state church in Europe....
November 02, 2022
Conclusion- Christianity, Politics, and Secularism in the West
Class Date: November 2, 2022 While the number of people that attend church remains low in western Europe as a whole, its traditions, values, and way of life comes from its Christian heritage. While European...
October 26, 2022
Part 6 – Interpreting Luke and the Progressive Movement
Today’s topic examines how Luke in particular, and Christianity in general influenced what is commonly referred to as progressivism, which includes abolitionism. We begin with Luke 1:51-53. This is Mary’s song of praise after she...
October 19, 2022
Part 5 – Luke and Development of a Social Conscience
In the gospels, there were two places referred to as “cities” in Galilee: Tiberius and Sepphoris. Sepphoris was a much older city that was destroyed by one of the many Roman wars that took place...
October 12, 2022
Part 4 – Women in the Gospel of Luke
Class Date: October 12, 2022 I n Luke’s version of the story of Jesus, women play a much larger role than they do in the other gospels. The main reason for this is that Luke...
October 05, 2022
Luke Part 3 – Luke’s Ethical Teachings and the Enlightenment
Class Date October 5, 2022 Summary: In this study, Pastor Dan takes a closer look at specific verses in Luke that influenced Enlightenment thinkers, such as Thomas Jefferson. After the Reformation, various rulers, princes, and...
September 28, 2022
Gospel of Luke Part 2: Luke’s Influence on US History
Class Date: September 28, 2022 Luke’s influence on the course of western values and institutions took place over a long period of time. Last week, we saw how the way in which Luke told the...
September 21, 2022
Luke, A Revolution in Values – Part 1
Class Date: September 21, 2022 The New Testament was written primarily by second generation Christian writers who were cited with establishing apostolic authority. The main criteria for deciding which books to choose was that of...