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A GOOD QUOTE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT SOME STUDENTS HAVE: "Students are seen as having acquired bad habits, what Sam Wineburg calls "schoolish behavior," often marked by passivity and the expectation that being a student isn't about learning but about completing the requirements laid out by the instructor and demonstrating that one has memorized (as opposed to having understood) the right

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Some paper topics from last semester: Schleitheim Confession's emphasis on separation The Ban in Anabaptist Theology Zwingli's understanding of Baptism Sovereignty as the Central Theme of Calvin's Theology Catholic Responses to Problems Prior to Martin Luther Henry VIII's Theology The Theology of Thomas Cranmer English "Protestant" Movements before Henry VIII Martin Luther and the Peasants War: A

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Homework for Friday! Print out and bring to class: http://cat.xula.edu/tpr/works/trent-justification/ Read the first five sections of the above work before class.

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Homework for Friday, March 26 As usual, read CL 320-334. Also prepare a chart or diagram of the persons involved in the English Reformation that demonstrates how the persons are related. For example: Reginald Pole is related to Henry and Mary. However you choose to demonstrate these relationships is fine. The purpose of this exercise is to help you to distinguish between the persons who have

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Assignment for Friday March 19th: Please read the handout (if you missed class on Wednesday, the handout is on the door of my office). 10AM Class-- Redemption & Justification--All Predestination--A-C The Church--D-H The Sacraments--J-L Church and State--M-R Significance--S-W 1PM Class-- Redemption & Justification--All Predestination--A-D The Church--G-H The Sacraments--J-N Church and State--O-S

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Homework for Friday March 12th: Review the Radical Reformation section of my website and offer suggestions to make the site better. A paragraph should do (unless you find a lot of stuff!) http://cat.xula.edu/tpr/movements/radical/ Below are axamples of how question #1 were answered well by previous students: http://webusers.xula.edu/MGstohl/reformationtest.htm

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Assignment for Wednesday: Read the following site: http://cat.xula.edu/tpr/people/h%FCbmaier/

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Assignment for Monday, March 8th: For Friday Read CL 199-216 and http://cat.xula.edu/tpr/works/schleitheim/ For Monday Read CL 217-228 Write a paragraph explaining what you think are the most compelling aspects of the Anabaptist movement and explain why they are important.

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Assignment for Monday, March 1. Read Zwingli in CL 181-197 and be ready to discuss in class.

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Homework for Friday: Read Carter Lindberg pp 169-180 and be ready for an in-class quiz.

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For Wednesday, Feb 18th read the Carter Lindberg assignment and the two documents by Martin Luther posted in the assignments section of blackboard. Provide a summary of Luther's theological response to the peasants for Wednesday. Have a great weekend and take advantage of your free time on Monday!

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ASSIGNMENT FOR FRIDAY: Remember to turn your test in at the beginning of class on Friday. Tests turned in late will receive a 10 point penalty per day. (Papers turned in on Monday will have 10 points deducted from the grade) Because we will not have class on Monday, it is very important that you attend class on Friday. We will be discussiong the theology of Muntzer.

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Assignment for Wednesday, February 11: List and explain the most significant aspects of Thomas Muntzer's theology.

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ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY: Fully explain why one might consider the reformation a failure according to your reading.

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Assignment for Friday, Feb 6th: Fully explain why social welfare was needed and what measures were taken by Luther and others.

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ASSIGNMENT FOR FEB 4TH: Make a campaign poster on an 8 X 11 sheet of paper endorsing Karlstadt as pastor of your church. If you don't like Karlstadt, you can make a negative poster. Make sure you provide theological or social reasons for your opinion based on the reading. CL 91-110

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Assignment for Monday, Feb 2nd: List the four most significant events addressed in the reading and explain the significance of each.

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Assignment for Friday: Summarize Luther's complaints in the 95 theses. Find them here: http://www.gty.org/~phil/history/95theses.htm

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Assignment for Monday January 26th: Let's just concentrate on your assignment that was due on Friday. Do the reading for Monday also.

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Assignment for Friday, January 23: Read Carter Lindberg and do the following: Create an artistic expression of life prior to the reformation based on the reading. It may be a poster, a diary entry, a song or poem, sculpture etc. You will be asked to describe (or read) the piece for the class and explain why it's reflective of the period. Be ready to explain why the items highlighted by your work

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Questions for Wednesday's Reading: 1. What does Carter Lindberg mean by a "crisis of symbols of security?" 2. What impact did famines and plagues have on the theology of the Middle Ages? Make sure these are turned in at the beginning of class on Wednesday. Late papers will not be accepted! Copies of chapter two are on the door of my office if you need them.

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1pm class presentation schedule: Anabaptist Presentation> JeaNae Scott, Amanda Reed, Charles Noel, and Jennifer Greer Calvin Presentation> Shawna Reshard, Latashia Upton, Carla McLain, Charla Travis, NaTasha Hollis Luther Presentation> Kristie Castenell, Adrianne Deveira, Robyn Hicks Catholic Presentation> Nadia Green, Kevin Johnson, William Shelton, Monique White, Andrea Cooper Zwingli

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10am class presentation schedule: English Reformation> Mark Wilson, Tasany Lazard, Heather Malveaux, Jerri McMurrin, Eric Hall Catholic Presentation> Bruce Wilson,Meisha Graham,Kevin Brown,Sharell Gallien,Tabitha Jarman Women of Reformation> Patrese Scott, Qiana Baker, Jade Thompson, Bridget Battles, Simone Mausz Calvin Presentation> Yolonda Winfrey, Allison Conolly, Sonia Kahan, Dung Vinh

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I was informed by several students in my 1pm class that the bookstore is out of the Lindberg texts. Please email me & let me know how many of you do not have a text! I have a few copies of chapter one on the door of my office.

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Test post.

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