John Adair
John Adair (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of theological studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.
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Overview
Urban Legends of Church History surveys forty of the most commonly misunderstood events of church history from the period of the early church through the modern age. While these “urban legends” sometimes arise out of falsehood or fabrication, they are often the product of an exaggerated recounting of actual historical events. With a pastoral tone and helpful explanations, authors John Adair and Michael Svigel tackle legendary misconceptions, such as the early church worshiping on Saturday and the unbroken chain of apostolic succession. Urban Legends of Church History will correct misunderstandings of key events in church history and guide readers in applying principles that have characterized the Christian church since the first century.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Urban Legends of the Early Church (50–500)
1. The Earliest Christians Worshipped on Saturday
2. The Church Apostatized Shortly after the Apostles
3. The Sands of the Colosseum Are Stained with the Martyrs’ Blood
4. The Lord’s Supper Was Originally a Love Feast or “Community Meal"
5. The Earliest Church Didn’t Know the Difference between Orthodoxy and Heresy
6. An Emperor, Pope, or Church Council Canonized the Bible
7. Pagan Philosophy Contaminated Christian Theology
8. The Doctrine of the Trinity Developed Centuries after Jesus
9. The Emperor Constantine Made Christianity the Official State Religion
10. Women Never Served as Church Officers in the Early Church
Part II: Urban Legends of the Medieval Period (500–1500)
11. Nothing Good Came from the “Dark Ages”
12. The Substitutionary Atonement First Appeared in the Middle Ages
13. The Roman Catholic Church Ruled Europe with Uniformity
14. The Christian Faith Was Lost during the Middle Ages
15. The One True Church Went Underground during the Dark Ages
16. The Medieval Catholic Church Completely Abandoned Salvation by Grace
17. The One True Church Is Marked by an Unbroken Chain of Apostolic Succession
18. Abelard and Anselm Debated over the Atonement . . . and Anselm Won
19. The Eastern and Western Churches Split over Just One Word in the Creed
20. The Roman Catholic Church Regularly Burned Heretics at the Stake
Part III: Urban Legends of the Protestant Era (1500–1700)
21. The Protestant Reformers Concocted the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace through Faith
22. The Reformers Believed the Bible Was the Only Source for Theology
23. The Reformers Were Trying to Restore the Church of the New Testament Era
24. The Reformers Removed the Apocrypha from the Bible
25. Protestants Don’t Accept the Church Councils and Creeds
26. The Anabaptists Were the Predecessors of Modern Baptists
27. John Calvin Summarized His Theology in “Five Points”
28. Jacob Arminius Denied Depravity and Taught That Christians Could Lose Their Salvation
29. The King James Version Was the First Authorized Protestant Translation
30. The Pilgrims Fled Religious Oppression to Establish a Society of Religious Freedom
Part IV: Urban Legends of the Modern Age (1700–Present)
31. Modern Scholars Were the First to Notice “Problem Passages” in the Bible
32. The United States Was Originally a Christian Nation
33. Fundamentalists Were the First Christians to Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture
34. None of the American Founding Fathers Were Orthodox Christians
35. Christians Took Genesis 1 Literally until Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
36. Atheism First Threatened the Church in the Modern Era
37. The Church Has Never Been as Divided as It Is in the Modern Era
38. The Swiss Theologian Karl Barth Was a Liberal
39. Calvinists Nearly Killed Evangelism and Missions; Non-Calvinists Revived Them
40. Date Setters and Sign Seekers Are a Uniquely Modern Phenomenon.
Name and Subject Index
Overview
Urban Legends of Church History surveys forty of the most commonly misunderstood events of church history from the period of the early church through the modern age. While these “urban legends” sometimes arise out of falsehood or fabrication, they are often the product of an exaggerated recounting of actual historical events. With a pastoral tone and helpful explanations, authors John Adair and Michael Svigel tackle legendary misconceptions, such as the early church worshiping on Saturday and the unbroken chain of apostolic succession. Urban Legends of Church History will correct misunderstandings of key events in church history and guide readers in applying principles that have characterized the Christian church since the first century.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Urban Legends of the Early Church (50–500)
1. The Earliest Christians Worshipped on Saturday
2. The Church Apostatized Shortly after the Apostles
3. The Sands of the Colosseum Are Stained with the Martyrs’ Blood
4. The Lord’s Supper Was Originally a Love Feast or “Community Meal"
5. The Earliest Church Didn’t Know the Difference between Orthodoxy and Heresy
6. An Emperor, Pope, or Church Council Canonized the Bible
7. Pagan Philosophy Contaminated Christian Theology
8. The Doctrine of the Trinity Developed Centuries after Jesus
9. The Emperor Constantine Made Christianity the Official State Religion
10. Women Never Served as Church Officers in the Early Church
Part II: Urban Legends of the Medieval Period (500–1500)
11. Nothing Good Came from the “Dark Ages”
12. The Substitutionary Atonement First Appeared in the Middle Ages
13. The Roman Catholic Church Ruled Europe with Uniformity
14. The Christian Faith Was Lost during the Middle Ages
15. The One True Church Went Underground during the Dark Ages
16. The Medieval Catholic Church Completely Abandoned Salvation by Grace
17. The One True Church Is Marked by an Unbroken Chain of Apostolic Succession
18. Abelard and Anselm Debated over the Atonement . . . and Anselm Won
19. The Eastern and Western Churches Split over Just One Word in the Creed
20. The Roman Catholic Church Regularly Burned Heretics at the Stake
Part III: Urban Legends of the Protestant Era (1500–1700)
21. The Protestant Reformers Concocted the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace through Faith
22. The Reformers Believed the Bible Was the Only Source for Theology
23. The Reformers Were Trying to Restore the Church of the New Testament Era
24. The Reformers Removed the Apocrypha from the Bible
25. Protestants Don’t Accept the Church Councils and Creeds
26. The Anabaptists Were the Predecessors of Modern Baptists
27. John Calvin Summarized His Theology in “Five Points”
28. Jacob Arminius Denied Depravity and Taught That Christians Could Lose Their Salvation
29. The King James Version Was the First Authorized Protestant Translation
30. The Pilgrims Fled Religious Oppression to Establish a Society of Religious Freedom
Part IV: Urban Legends of the Modern Age (1700–Present)
31. Modern Scholars Were the First to Notice “Problem Passages” in the Bible
32. The United States Was Originally a Christian Nation
33. Fundamentalists Were the First Christians to Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture
34. None of the American Founding Fathers Were Orthodox Christians
35. Christians Took Genesis 1 Literally until Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
36. Atheism First Threatened the Church in the Modern Era
37. The Church Has Never Been as Divided as It Is in the Modern Era
38. The Swiss Theologian Karl Barth Was a Liberal
39. Calvinists Nearly Killed Evangelism and Missions; Non-Calvinists Revived Them
40. Date Setters and Sign Seekers Are a Uniquely Modern Phenomenon.
Name and Subject Index
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