We're back in the Third Space Studio to continue our trip through history and how evangelism has developed. This time we're concentrating on the 1600s to the 1700s, as the Western world departs from Christendom following the Reformation into the new Age of Reason.
The events of that time impact on how we evangelise today. Science and technology became far more influential on people's thoughts as the authority of the church and the Bible are called into question. But as Christianity is put on trial, obedience to God and His Holy Spirit, leads to a number of revivals and a return to the importance of personal faith.
01:21 Cultural Artefact - Benjamin Franklin in Church History in Plain Language, by Bruce Shelley 13:36 The rise of reason and de-mythologising the natural world 21:15 Christianity on trial and from sectarianism to denominationalism 30:09 The Great Awakening and individual conversion 56:59 Trial brings revival 1:00:14 Evangelism is a spiritual endeavour