AD 1800 - 1900
-John Nelson Darby, father of dispensationalism
-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland established with one monarch and one parliament; --Catholics excluded from voting
-William Wilberforce leads Parliament to abolish slave trade in the British Empire
-Restoration Movement gives rise to the Disciples of Christ and some Church of Christ groups
-Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, abolitionist
-Soren Kierkegaard, philosopher and writer
-The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) founded by Richard Allen, a free Black
-Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (reestablished by Pope Pius VII) spurs Roman Catholic missionary efforts in Ethiopia, Mongolia, North Africa, and Hawaii
-Catholic Emancipation
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Led by William Seymour, the revivals emphasize living a holy life as demonstrated by Spirit baptism and evidenced by speaking in tongues. Beginnings of Pentecostalism.
-Scofield Bible published
-Communism spreads anti-religious ideology throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America: Christianity eradicated from education
-Scopes “Monkey” Trial (State of Tennessee v. John Scopes) on the teaching of evolution
-Lateran Treaty establishes independent Vatican City
-Rise of Nazism, leading to World War II and the death of 6 million Jews and millions of Christians. Modern Martyrs: In 1945 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and a leader of the underground church in Germany, is hanged for plotting to kill Adolph Hitler. Franciscan priest Maxmilian Kolbe, prisoner in Auschwitz, volunteers to die and is executed in place of a fellow prisoner.
-Wycliffe Bible Translators founded
-Rudolf Bultmann leads movement to “demythologize” the Bible
-Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known copies of portions of the Bible (c. 100 BC)
-Billy Graham’s Los Angeles Crusade launches his ministry
-World Council of Churches formed by representatives from all major Christian denominations except Roman
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Though one of the last Communist-ruled countries in the world, Vietnam allows the Evangelical Church of Vietnam to build church buildings and conduct training; the Roman Catholic Church allowed to open new diocese and ordain 57 new priests.
-More than 1,500 Christians killed and 173 churches destroyed in Nigeria
-Totalitarian regime of North Korea kills hundreds of Christians
-Christians arrested in Saudi Arabia during worship in private homes
-Christians in Somalia flee after believers killed by Muslims
-Crackdown on house churches throughout China; government registration aimed at greater control
-Increases violence against Christians and attacks on churches in India
-The JESUS film, an evangelistic film, is seen by a viewing audience of more than 5 billion since