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Turmoil Within the Church

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why church history is important? The importance of church history is made visible by showing us how the church must constantly fight against sin within. This article looks at the influence of Boniface VIII, schism, persecution of the Albigenses and Waldenses by the church, the rise of mysticism and the seed of the reformation.

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The Pre-Reformers

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why church history is important? The importance of church history is in showing us that constant call to stand for and defend the biblical truth bearing the costs that comes with it. This article explains this by looking at John Wycliffe and John Huss.

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Struggles on the Inside, Troubles on the Outside

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why church history is important? The importance of church history is seen in that through it we learn to understand the struggles facing the church. That it is within and outside. This article looks at corruption in the church, conflict, and the Crusades. 

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Power and Learning

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why church history is important? The importance of church history is made visible by showing us how power and learning can impact church life. This article looks at the papal power, the founding of monasteries and the development of theology. 

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The Church is Shaped: The Role of Constantine the Great

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why church history is important? The importance of church history is seen in that it helps us to understand the legal freedom of the church. This article explains this by looking at the influence of the Constantine the Great in the church and the Edict of Milan.

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The Church is Shaped: The Rise of Bishops

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why is church history important? The importance of church history is how it helps us understand the development of church government. This article explains the rise of bishops in the church. 

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The Church is Shaped The Empire Falls — The Church Survives

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why is church history important? The importance of church history is how it helps us understand how God works through general history to build his church and preserve her. This article explains this through the fall of Rome. 

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The Church is Shaped

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why is church history important? The importance of church history is seen in how it helps us understand how the church was shaped. This article explains heresies faced by the early church and how the response to these heresies helped the shaping of the church in its doctrine.

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The Early Middle Ages

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  • Carl A. Schouls

Why is church history important? The importance of church history is seen in it showing the West was Christianized. This article explains the Christianization of the West during the early Middle Ages. 

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Nine Basic Reasons to Study Church History

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  • Zachary Lee

Church history should be part of the life of the church and the believer. Why? There are nine reasons why the church and believers cannot ignore church history and should study it. This article explains the importance of church history.

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Ferret Breeding on Watership Down

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  • Carl R. Trueman

This article is about church and church history. The author also shows the importance of church history for the believer and the church.

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Reproofs should be as oils or ointments, gently rubbed in by the warm fire of love George Swinnock
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