A Beka History 10-18.2
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- Who was William Carey?
- An English shoemaker who was saved during the Wesleyan Revival; he began his historic ministry in India in 1792; he will always be known as the "Father of Modern Missions."
- Who was Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf?
- A young German nobleman who was trained at the Pietist University of Halle in Germany; He was an important Moravian leader.
- What is popular education?
- Education for all children.
- Who was Philipp Spener?
- A German Lutheran pastor who became concerned about the spiritual coldness and lack of moral consciousness in Germany.
- What was perhaps the greatest effect of the Wesleyan revival?
- The rise of modern missions.
- Who were called Pietists?
- People who attended assemblies of piety, which were groups such as Spener's group.
- What does the year 1792 mark?
- It marks the official beginning of modern missions, for it was then that William Carey began his historic ministry in India.
- Who was Jonathan Edwards?
- The pastor of the Congregational church at Northampton, Massachusetts who, under his preaching, began the Great Awakening.
- Who was John Howard?
- A fine Christian gentleman who was a personal friend of John Wesley; he was another social reformer.
- Who was John Locke?
- One of the most influential philosophers of the Age of Reason.
- Who was Edmund Burke?
- He was an Irishman who was one of the most note worthy members of the British Parliament during the 18th century; Because of his influence upon English, American, and European thought, Edmund Burke is remembered as the "Father of Modern Conservatism."
- What was the Age of Reason?
- This period of time, the late 17th and early 18th centuries, in England were known as the Age of Reason because several English philosophers and writers adopted forms of rationalism, deism, and other humanistic philosophies.
- What was the 19th century called and why was it called this?
- It was called "The Great Century of Missions;" It was called this because the revival that began in the little island country of England that soon effected the entire world was so great in the 18th century that the next century was named for it.
- Who was David Hume?
- Another philosopher of the Age of Reason; he promoted the philosophy of skepticism.
- Who was Samuel Johnson?
- A literary critic, conversationalist, and novelist who was the greatest literary figure of the 18th century.
- What is skepticism?
- The idea that to know truth is impossible, and that knowledge is uncertain.
- Who was John Newton?
- A man who's life was changed by the grace of God. (Out of 350 hymns, Newton contributed 280.)
- Who were called the "Methodists"?
- The group of John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, and other young men who met regularly to study the Bible and encourage one another in spiritual development; they were also called the "Holy Club" because of their pious meetings and well-ordered methods of conduct.
- What was the greatest contribution to the standardization of the English language?
- Samuel Johnson's compilation of "A Dictionary of the English Language."
- Who was August Francke?
- A young professor at the German University of Leipzig who was profoundly affected by the Pietist movement.
- Who was Charles Wesley?
- John Wesley's brother; he, John, and George Whitefield met regularly with several other young men to study the Bible and the classics and to encourage each other in their spiritual development.
- Who founded the Methodist church?
- John Wesley; The Methodist church became one of the largest denominations in both England and America during the 19th century.
- Who was Josiah Wedgwood?
- He was another excellent artist who was England's most famous potter; he perfected the processes for making the high-quality and beautiful chinaware known as Wedgwood ware.
- What was Jonathan Edwards' most famous sermon?
- "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God;" that sermon was and is what he's best remembered by.
- What were the Brethren?
- or German Baptists; they were a group that broke with the state church.
- Who were the Unitas Fratrum (United Brethren)?
- better known as the Moravians; they were another group that was revived by Pietism.
- What was the "Great Awakening"?
- It was a revival in France that spread to America who's people(colonists) called it the Great Awakening.
- What was the Moravian settlement of Herrnhut(hern'hoot': "the Lord's protection")?
- Before it became the site for the headquarters for Moravian missionary activities, it was Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf's estate.
- Who was George Whitefield?
- The best-known Great Awakening evangelist in America who was actually an English preacher.
- Who was John Wesley?
- He was the great English revivalist; through his ministry, revival came to England around 1740.
- What is empiricism?
- The belief that says experience is the only source of knowledge.
- Who was William Wilberforce?
- One of the great Christian statesmen of English history, he was in the upper class, and he was touched by the Wesleyan Revival.
- Who was Sir William Blackstone?
- He was another important political figure in late 18th-century England; he was a jurist(legal scholar) who became the leading authority on English law.
- Who was Robert Raikes?
- The editor and publisher of a large newspaper in Gloucester, England who was another person motivated by the revivals; he started the first Sunday school; he is known as the "Father of the Sunday School Movement."
- Who was Captain James Cook?
- He was the greatest British navigator and explorer of the age; he became, on his second voyage, the first to cross the Antarctic Circle; he demonstrated that scurvy(a disease caused by a lack of viatmin C) and other sailors' diseases could be prevented through proper diet and hygiene.
- Who was Thomas Gainsborough?
- He was one of the most famous late 18th century painters; He painted portraits of King George III and other leading figures of his day, including Edmund Burke, William Pitt, and Benjamin Franklin; He is most famous for his work entitled "The Blue Boy."