In this episode, we will attempt to understand the age old question, "Why Does God Allow Suffering?" from a theological perspective by using the example of the events surrounding the life of John Knox.

Class Notes:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ub1pdf3amvchqezysvuoq/Episode-61-God-s-Sovereignty-Knox.pdf?rlkey=ekzbtu10p309acc76fkklu1yi&st=5isb38jy&dl=0

In this episode we will go over Ignatius Loyola, the founding of the Jesuit order and the Catholic Counter-reformation at the Council of Trent.

Class Notes:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hw14ijin5bf5lsx0mor2l/Episode-60-Council-of-Trent.pdf?rlkey=sp1mey9pttbpt4op3swe7k7qo&st=p9bxf9tw&dl=0

In this episode we will continue the overview of John Knox from our previous episode and see how God used Knox throughout the 2nd half of his life as he returned to Scotland.

Class notes:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/99agdy3tziqk5ibgpz1mp/Episode-59-Knox-Part-2.pdf?rlkey=1ehayoquoqi3067y7p871t8iz&st=0i7jnnk4&dl=0

This episode is a continuation of our chronological series on the Reformation. We will learn about Myles Coverdale's life and many contributions to the translations of the English Bible. Following this vignette, we will begin to learn about John Knox.

Class Handouts:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rp1zx0ljt0m2lomjafkb8/Episode-58-Coverdale-and-Knox-Part-1.pdf?rlkey=33fiij494vg46m43o1hch74va&st=x013iz1p&dl=0

In this episode we discuss the Marian Martyrs:

• John Hooper
• Rowland Taylor
• Hugh Latimer
• Nicolas Ridley
• Thomas Cranmer

along with a discussion of why the reformers were, ultimately, killed.

Show Notes

In this episode we discuss:

• John Calvin and the Libertines
• John Calvin and Michael Servetus
• State of early 16th Century Christianity in England
• Queen Mary I's move towards Papism
• Bloody Mary's first martyrs

Show Notes

In this episode we explore:

• Martin Luther's works: On the Jews and Their Lies and Against the Papacy in Rome
• Luther's last days
• Vignet of Justus Jonas
• Robert Estienne aka Robertus Stephanus
• King Edward VI
• Lady Jane Grey
• Queen Mary I

Show notes

• Henry VIII marriages to Catherine Howard (5) and Catherine Parr (6)
• Calvin Returns to Geneva
• Calvin's Work Ethic
• Calvin as a Preacher
• Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva
• Calvin's Influence on Economics

Class Notes:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m77l8w3y7gkczk7oc3zfb/Episode-54-Calvin-Returns-to-Geneva-and-Henry-VIII.pdf?rlkey=olx09nj8wajkg3sfgn8vchzry&st=3540svqb&dl=0

• John Rogers
• Matthew's Bible
• Six Articles of 1539
• Henry VIII marriage to Anne of Cleaves
• Farel and Calvin are expelled from Geneva in 1538
• Calvin in Strasbourg
• Geneva reconsiders
• Geneva goes to Colloquy of Worms to Beg

Class Notes:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kqr3cw87onw81ja0y5kih/Episode-53-Reformation-1537-1540.pdf?rlkey=jznyjfrzz072sb7lk3nlintx8&st=i2b48vfy&dl=0

• Overview of Menno Simons's life
• Geneva begins reform
• Farel and Calvin write 21 Doctrines of the Evangelical Faith
• Henry VIII's break with Roman Catholic Church leaves doctrinal confusion
• 10 Articles of 1536 are Published
• Bishop's Book of 1537
• John Rogers goes to Antwerp and is converted
• Matthew's Bible

Class Notes:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5496k71a06b31kh99nmhx/Episode-52-Menno-Simons-and-Reformation-1536-1537.pdf?rlkey=7dk3y6v174oj2p0wjrk4cy38b&st=wne06xim&dl=0