Course Syllabus

Course title: HT 522 Modern Church

Course description: A survey of church history from the Puritan era to the present with special emphasis given to
Puritan developments, the great missionary movements, the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy,
and the recent rise of Reformed Baptist churches in America.
Course instructors: D M (see note at end of syllabus) has been a pastor of the same Reformed Baptist church for over
twenty years. He has both a B.S. and a M.S. in the field of agriculture. He is a graduate of Trinity
Ministerial Academy, and has also a M.Div. from Reformed Baptist Seminary. He is an author and
has lectured on church history in the U.S. and several other countries. He and his wife have five
children.
Course credit: 3 credit-hours
Course requirements: Student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements:
(1) Lectures Listen to all 30 lectures given by D M
(2) Reading Complete all of the following reading assignments:
(1) Student is to select 200 pages of reading from the indicated portions of the works below
having to do with the British Reformation:
John Foxe, Foxe's Book of Martyrs, pp. 333-590 (Barbour Publishing, 2006).
John Legg, The Footsteps of God, pp. 129-217 (Evangelical Press, 1986).
Earl Cairns, Christianity Through the Centuries, pp. 327-341 (Zondervan, 1996).
Jean Merle DAubigne, History of the Reformation, vol. 5 (Oliver & Boyd, 1846).
Jean Merle DAubigne, The Reformation in England, vols. 1 & 2 (Banner of Truth, 1988).
J. C. Ryle, Five English Reformers (Banner of Truth, 1991).
Knox, The Reformation in Scotland (Banner of Truth, 1991).
Brian Edwards, Gods Outlaw: William Tyndale (Evangelical Press, 1997).
Stanford Reid, Trumpeter of God: Biography of John Knox (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974).
Douglas Wood, Such a Candle: Hugh Latimer (Evangelical Press, 1980).
Peter Lewis, The Genius of Puritanism (Carey Publications, 1979).
(2) Student is to select 450 pages of reading from the indicated portions of the works below
having to do with the Modern Church in general:
James Hefley, By Their Blood: Christian Martyrs of the 20th Century (Baker, 2004).
John Legg, The Footsteps of God, pp. 219-352 (Evangelical Press, 1986).
Earl Cairns, Christianity through the Centuries, pp. 357-479 (Zondervan, 1996).
Joseph Tracy, The Great Awakening (Banner of Truth, 1997).
Arnold Dallimore, The Life of George Whitfield, vols. 1 & 2 (Banner of Truth, 1970).
Arnold Dallimore, George Whitfield (Crossway, 1990).
C. H. Spurgeon, Two Wesleys (Pilgrim Publications, 1975).
J. C. Ryle, Christians Leaders of the 18th Century (Banner of Truth, 1981).
J. C. Ryle, Five Christian Leaders (Banner of Truth, 1996).
Iain Murray, Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography (Banner of Truth, 1996).



Gregg Singer, Theological Interpretation of American History (Craig Press, 1978).
Arnold Dallimore, The Life of Edward Irving (Banner of Truth, 1987).
Edwin Orr, The Light of the Nations (Eerdmans, 1965).
Stuart Piggin & John Roxborogh, The St. Andrews Seven (Banner of Truth, 1985).
W. G. Blaikie, David Livingston (Barbour, 1986).
John Legg, Five Pioneer Missionaries (Banner of Truth, 1991).
Ned Stonehouse, J. Gresham Machen: A Biographical Memoir (Eerdmans, 1954).
George Marsden, Fundamentalism & American Culture (Oxford, 1982).
Iain Murray, Evangelism Divided (Banner of Truth, 2000).
Harold Lindsell, The Battle for the Bible (Zondervan, 1976).
Harold Lindsell, The Bible in the Balance (Zondervan, 1979).
(3) Student is to select 350 pages of reading from the indicated portions of the works below
having to do with Baptist history in particular:
Samuel Waldron, Baptist Roots in America (Simpson Publishing, 1991).
Arnold Dallimore, Spurgeon: A New Biography (Banner of Truth, 1987).
Iain Murray, The Forgotten Spurgeon (Banner of Truth, 1981).
C. H. Spurgeon, The Downgrade Controversy.
J. Murray Murdoch, Portrait of Obedience: Robert Ketcham (Regular Baptist Press, 1981).
Courtney Anderson, To the Golden Shore (Zondervan, 1977).
Michael Haykin, Kiffin, Knollys and Keach (Carey Publications, 1996).
Errol Hulse, An Introduction to the Baptists (Carey Publications, 1973).
Tom Nettles, By His Grace and For His Glory (Baker, 1986).
Tom Nettles, The Baptists, vols. 1 & 2 and any subsequent (Mentor, 2005).
A. D. Gillette, ed., Minutes of the Philadelphia Baptist Association from 1707-1807 (Baptist
Standard Bearer, 2001).
(4) Student is to read the following sections of the class manuscripts as they are assigned in the
class lectures:
Dispensationalism - pp. 135-148
The Great Change Initiating the Post-Apostolic Period of Church History - separate document
located at the back of the class manuscripts
Religious liberty in America and Isaac Backus - pp. 292-305
The modern Roman Catholic church - pp. 406-415
The substitution of another work for those listed above in the first three categories will be
considered, but it must be approved by the course instructor in advance of its being read.
(3) Exams The student shall complete the initial introductory exam over the British Reformation, which is
covered in the first 6 lectures and in the lecture notes (pp. 1-71). Then the student will complete the
final exam, which shall cover the material given in the remaining lectures and found in the notes
(pp. 72-429 [including appendices]).
A Study Guide is provided for each exam to provide the student with direction in preparing for
the exam questions. If the student has any questions before the taking the exams, he should contact
the seminary dean, Bob Gonzales (864-469-0196 / info@rbseminary.org).
Course grading: Lectures & reading = 10%/ Introductory exam = 20%/ Final exam = 70%
Note regarding identity of course instructor: Because the instructor of this course teaches in sensitive areas of the world, we have chosen not
to post his name on our website materials. If you have any questions, please contact the dean.