Introduction to Christianity
Table of Contents
Module 6: The Bible
6.1 → What Is the Bible?
6.2 → The Structure of the Bible: Books, Genres, and Testaments
6.3 → The Old Testament: Israel, Covenant, Law, Prophets, and Wisdom
6.4 → The New Testament: Jesus, the Apostles, the Church, and the End of the Age
6.5 → Canon: How the Books of the Bible Were Chosen
6.6 → Inspiration: What Christians Mean When They Say Scripture Is Inspired
6.7 → Bible Translations and Why Christian Bibles Differ
6.8 → The King James Version and the History of English Bibles
Module 7: Authority, Tradition, and Interpretation
7.1 → Divine Revelation: How Christians Believe God Communicates
7.2 → Why Christians Believe the Bible Is Authoritative
7.3 → How Christian Teaching Was Passed Down
7.4 → Sola Scriptura, Sacred Tradition, and Competing Sources of Authority
7.5 → Interpretation: Why Christians Disagree About the Same Bible
7.6 → Conscience, Reason, Experience, and Personal Conviction
7.7 → Cults, High-Control Religion, and Abusive Authority
Module 8: Sin, Salvation, Law, and Grace
8.1 → What Is Sin?
8.2 → The Fall and the Human Problem
8.3 → God’s Law: How Reality Works
8.4 → The Purpose of the Law
8.5 → Repentance: Turning Back to God
8.6 → Faith: Trust Made Visible Through Action
8.7 → Grace: God’s Power in Human Weakness
8.8 → Why Did Jesus Die? Atonement and the Cross
8.9 → What Counts as Being “Saved”? Different Christian Answers
8.10 → Transformation and New Life: Justification, Regeneration, Adoption, and Union with Christ
8.11 → Sanctification, Holiness, and Spiritual Growth
Module 9: The World to Come
9.1 → Death and the Intermediate State
9.2 → Judgment in Christianity
9.3 → Resurrection and Eternal Life
9.4 → Heaven in Christian Thought
9.5 → Hell in Christian Thought
9.6 → New Creation and the Restoration of All Things
Module 10: Christian Worship and Church Life
10.1 → What Is the Church?
10.2 → Prayer, Preaching, Scripture Reading, and Singing
10.3 → The Church Calendar, Holy Days, and Christian Rhythms of Life
10.4 → Pastors, Priests, Elders, Deacons, Monks, and Everyday Believers
Module 11: Sacraments and Religious Practice
11.1 → What Are Sacraments? Signs, Grace, and Christian Practice
11.2 → Baptism: Water, Covenant, New Birth, and Public Commitment
11.3 → Communion, Eucharist, and the Lord’s Supper
11.4 → Confession, Confirmation, Marriage, Ordination, Anointing, Fasting, and Daily Devotion
Module 12: Early Christianity and the Roman World
12.1 → The Apostles and the Birth of the Church
12.2 → Paul, Gentile Converts, and the Spread of Christianity
12.3 → Persecution, Martyrdom, and Christian Identity in the Roman Empire
12.4 → Constantine, Councils, Creeds, and Christianity Becoming Imperial
Module 13: Medieval Catholic Christianity
13.1 → The Papacy, Bishops, and the Structure of the Medieval Church
13.2 → Monasticism, Saints, Relics, Pilgrimage, and Everyday Devotion
13.3 → Sacraments, Canon Law, Scholasticism, and Medieval Theology
13.4 → Power, Corruption, Reform Movements, and Tensions Before the Reformation
Module 14: Eastern Orthodoxy and the Great Schism
14.1 → Eastern Christianity: Byzantium, Patriarchs, Liturgy, and Icons
14.2 → Major Differences Between Eastern and Western Christianity
14.3 → The Great Schism of 1054: Why East and West Divided
14.4 → Eastern Orthodoxy Today
Module 15: Protestant Reformation
15.1 → Why the Reformation Happened
15.2 → Martin Luther and the Core Protestant Claims
15.3 → Reformed, Anglican, Anabaptist, and Other Protestant Movements
15.4 → Catholic Reformation, Wars of Religion, and the Legacy of the Reformation
Module 16: Christian Sects, Denominations, and Diversity
16.1 → Why Christianity Has So Many Denominations
16.2 → Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christianity Compared
16.3 → Liturgical and Historic Protestant Traditions: Lutheran, Anglican, Reformed, and Presbyterian
16.4 → Free Church and Revivalist Traditions: Baptist, Methodist, Anabaptist, Holiness, and Restorationist Streams
16.5 → Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism
16.6 → Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Spirit-Filled Christianity
16.7 → Liberal, Progressive, and Mainline Christianity
16.8 → Messianic Judaism and Jewish-Christian Identity
16.9 → Nontrinitarian Groups and Contested Christian Identity
Module 17: Christian Ethics
17.1 → The Moral Vision of Christianity: Love, Holiness, and Obedience
17.2 → Sex, Marriage, Family, and the Body
17.3 → Money, Work, Poverty, Justice, and Care for the Vulnerable
17.4 → Life, Death, Violence, Forgiveness, and Moral Disagreement
Module 18: Christianity and Political Authority
18.1 → Church and State: How Christians Have Related to Political Power
18.2 → Christian Law and Authority: Canon Law, Church Courts, and Moral Governance
18.3 → Christian States, Monarchies, and Established Churches
18.4 → Christian Nationalism, Theocracy, Religious Freedom, and Modern Political Debate
Module 19: Minorities, Persecution, Expansion, and Missions
19.1 → Christianity as a Persecuted Minority: From the Early Church to Today
19.2 → Missions, Evangelism, and the Global Spread of Christianity
19.3 → Christianity, Colonialism, and Cultural Exchange
19.4 → Global Christianity Today: Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Future of the Church
Module 20: The Crusades, Violence, and Extremism
20.1 → Christianity, Violence, and the Problem of Religious Power
20.2 → Pacifism, Just War Theory, Holy War, and Crusading Logic
20.3 → The Crusades
20.4 → Inquisitions, Heresy, Witch Trials, and Religious Coercion
20.5 → Wars of Religion and Sectarian Violence
20.6 → Colonial Violence, Forced Conversion, and Christian Empire
20.7 → The Ku Klux Klan and White Christian Supremacy
20.8 → Christian Identity and Phineas Priesthood
20.9 → Anti-Abortion Extremism and the Army of God
20.10 → The Lord’s Resistance Army
20.11 → Anti-balaka and Communal Christian-Muslim Violence
20.12 → Christian Cults, Spiritual Abuse, and Authoritarian Control (Historical case studies)
20.13 → Modern Christian Extremism, Christian Nationalism, and the Abuse of Christian Identity
Module 21: Christianity vs Judaism vs Islam
21.1 → Similarities Between Christianity and Judaism
21.2 → Differences Between Christianity and Judaism
21.3 → Similarities Between Christianity and Islam
21.4 → Differences Between Christianity and Islam