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Cities of Earth and Heaven:

Christian Faith, Secular Government, and Religious Freedom

 

Sessions

References

 

In this series on Sundays from April 20 to June 1, we are looking at the theme of religious liberty in a historical context.

As we go through the sessions, we will from time to time inventory our understanding of the issues with questions from the following quiz (download as a PDF file):

 

(27 KB)

 

The series is being led by Dr. Mark Thorson, Program Director, General Studies, College of Adult and Professional Studies at Bethel University, and member of St. Johns.

 

Sessions

(Titles are based on chapters in our primary reference)

Downloads*

 

PDF Format

PowerPoint

April 20, 2008: 1. Parsing Religious Freedom

Presentation (2930 KB)

Presentation (2547 KB)

April 27, 2008: 2. Christendom -- The City of Heaven on Earth

Presentation (4012 KB)

Presentation (2949 KB)

May 11, 2008: 3. The Reformation Heritage

Presentation (1059 KB)

Presentation (2911 KB)

May 18, 2008: 4. Covenants and Disestablishment in American Life

   

June 1, 2008: 5. The Separation Ruling and Its Discontents

   

 

*To download an overhead set or handout, click and hold (Macintosh) on the link in the bright blue box under the desired format,  or right-click (Windows) the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link as." Information on the format of the downloadable files can be found here.