Church History (Burmese)

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Important Events

1. 95 Theses By Martin Luther (A.D. 590 -

Martin Luther 95 theses, posted on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, October 31, 1517.

2. Anabaptist (

3. Jesuit Mission

They were chartered by the Pope in 1540, and at first the charter restricted them to a maximum of 60 members (this restriction was lifter after 4 years).

4. West Minister Confession

The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly as part of the Westminster Standards to be a confession of the Church of England

5. RC Reformation (May 26, 1521)

The socalled “material” cause was the debate over sola fide (“justification by faith alone”). The “formal” cause was the issue of sola Scriptura, that the Bible and the Bible alone has the authority to bind the conscience of the believer.

Important Figure (

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1. Martin Luther (A.D. 1483 - 1546)

Martin Luther, was a German friar, Catholic priest, professor of theology and semina figure of the 16th-century movement in Christianity known later a the Protestant Reformation.

2. John Calvin (A.D. 1509 - 1564)

John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism.

3. Jacob Arminius (A.D. 1560-1609)

Jacobus Arminius, the Latinized name of the Dutch theologian Jakob Hermanszoon from the Protestant Reformation period, served from 1603 as professor in theology a the University of Leiden.

4. Michealangelo (A.D. 1475 - 1564)

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.

5. William Tyndale (A.D. 1494-1536)

The Methodist revival began with a group of men, including John Wesley (1703–1791) and his younger brother Charles (1707–1788), as a movement within the Church of England in the 18th century.

4. Quakers

What are "Quakers"? Quakers are members of the Religious Society of Friends, a faith that emerged as a new Christian denomination in England during a period of religious turmoil in the mid-1600's and is practiced today in a variety of forms around the world. To members of this religion, the words "Quaker"and "Friend" mean the same thing.

George Whitefield (A.D. 1714-1770) George Whitefield, also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican preacher who helped spread the Great Awakening in Britain, and especially in the American colonies.

3. John Wesley (A.D. 1703-1791)

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Haddon Spurgeon was a British

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remains highly influential among Christians of various

among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers".

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3. Karl Barth (A.D. 1886 - 1968) Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian who is often regarded as the greatest Protestant theologian of the twentieth century. Consciece is the perfect interpreter of life.

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