Cornerstone Community
Church History: From the Reformation to the Revolution
Presentations for the Cornerstone Class at Village Seven Presbyterian Church
for: Winter 2023/Spring 2024, by Bill Petro
Partial Bibliography here
Updated 5/26/24
🎙️ Signifies audio recording
• Signifies author’s articles for further reading
| DATE | TITLE | Click Link Below |
| Dec 10 | 1. Introduction to Reformation History | Introduction |
| Dec 17 | 2. What Does it Mean To Be Protestant: German Reformation, Part 1 | Luther, 1 |
| Dec 24 | Christmas Eve, no class | |
| Dec 31 | New Year’s Eve, no class | |
| Jan 7 | 3. What Does it Mean To Be Protestant: German Reformation, Part 2 | Luther, 2 |
| Jan 14 | 4. What Does it Mean To Be Reformed: Swiss Reformation, Part 1 | Zwingli, 1 |
| Jan 21 | 5. What Does it Mean To Be Reformed: Swiss Reformation, Part 2 | Anabaptists and Swiss Brethren, 2 |
| Jan 28 | 6/7. What Does it Mean To Be Reformed: Swiss Reformation, Part 3, 4 🎙️ Recording: Jan 28-Calvin | Calvin, 3,4 |
| Feb 4 | 8. What Does it Mean To Be Calvinist: Augustinian/Dutch Reformation, Part 1 🎙️ Recording: Feb-4_Augustinian-Calvinism | Augustinian Calvinism, 1 |
| Feb 11 | 9. What Does it Mean To Be Calvinist: Dutch Reformation, Part 2 🎙️ Recording: Feb-11_Dutch-Calvinism (inaudible) | “Calvinism,” 2 |
| Feb 18 | 10 . What Does it Mean To Be Presbyterian: Scots-English Reformation, Part 1 🎙️ Recording: Feb-18_Scots (somewhat muffled) | John Knox, 1 |
| Feb 25 | Missions Conference, no lesson | |
| SPRING QUARTER | ||
| March 3 | 11. What Does it Mean To Be Anglican: Scots-English Reformation, Part 2 🎙️ Recording: Mar-3_Anglican | English Royals, 2 |
| March 10 | 12. What Does it Mean To Be Puritan: English Puritans, Part 3 🎙️ Recording: Mar-10_Puritan
| English Royals, 3 |
| March 17 | 13. What Does it Mean To Be Puritan: English Puritans, Part 4 🎙️ Recording: Mar-17_Polity | English Royals, 4 |
| March 24 | 14. What Does it Mean To Be Puritan: American Pilgrims and Puritans, Part 1 🎙️ Recording: Mar-24_Puritan | Pilgrims-Puritans, 1 |
| March 31 | Easter: no class | |
| April 7 | 15. What Does it Mean To Be Puritan: Sermons and Bibles 🎙️ Recording: Apr-7_American-Puritan | Pilgrims-Puritans, 2 |
| April 14 | 16. What Does it Mean To Be Evangelical: Great Awakening, Part 1 🎙️ Recording: Apr-14_Evangelical-1 | Great Awakening, 1 |
| April 21 | Fellowship Time: no lesson | |
| April 28 | 17. What Does it Mean To Be Evangelical: Great Awakening, Part 2 🎙️ Recording: Apr-28_Evangelical-2 | Great Awakening, 2 |
| May 5 | 18. What Does it Mean To Be Rational: American Enlightenment, Part 1 🎙️ Recording: May-05_Rational | Enlightenment |
| May 12 | 19. What Does it Mean To Be Revolutionary: Deism American Revolution, Part 1 🎙️ Recording: May-12_Deism | Revolution, 1 |
| May 19 | 20. What Does it Mean To Be Revolutionary: Declaration and Constitution American Revolution, Part 2 🎙️ Recording: May-19_Declaration | Revolution, 2 |
| May 26 | 21. What Does it Mean To Be Revolutionary: Founding Fathers American Revolution, Part 3 🎙️ Recording: May-26_Founding-Fathers | Revolution, 3 |