Session 6

The Renaissance/

Reformation and Piestist/Revivalis

t Eras

SF 665: Christian Devotional ClassicsEvangelical Seminary

Spring, 2013Jo Ann Kunz and Tony Blair, Instructors

Worship

The Renaissance/Reformation Era

TIMELINE(c. 1400-1650)

Papal Reunion1415

Luther’s Theses 1517

Columbus1492

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

Fall of Constantinople 1453

30 Years War1618-1648

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THEMESRenaissanceReformation

The Spanish Mystics

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THEMESRenaissanceReformation

The Spanish Mystics

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THEMESRenaissanceReformation

The Spanish Mystics

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT

It was six men of IndostanTo learning much inclined,

Who went to see the Elephant(Though all of them were blind),

That each by observationMight satisfy his mind.

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT

The first approach'd the Elephant,And happening to fall

Against his broad and sturdy side,At once began to bawl:

"God bless me! but the ElephantIs very like a wall!“

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANTThe second, feeling of the tusk,Cried, -"Ho! what have we hereSo very round and smooth and

sharp?To me 'tis mighty clear

This wonder of an ElephantIs very like a spear!"

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANTThe third approached the animal,

And happening to takeThe squirming trunk within his

hands,Thus boldly up and spake:

"I see," quoth he, "the ElephantIs very like a snake!"

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANTThe fourth reached out his eager

hand,And felt about the knee.

"What most this wondrous beastis like is mighty plain," quoth he,"'Tis clear enough the Elephant

Is very like a tree!"

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANTThe fifth, who chanced to touch the

ear,Said: "E'en the blindest man

Can tell what this resembles most;Deny the fact who can,

This marvel of an ElephantIs very like a fan!"

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT

The sixth no sooner had begunAbout the beast to grope,

Then, seizing on the swinging tailThat fell within his scope,

"I see," quoth he, "the ElephantIs very like a rope!"

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT

And so these men of IndostanDisputed loud and long,Each in his own opinion

Exceeding stiff and strong,Though each was partly in the right,

And all were in the wrong!

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANTSo oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween,

Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean,

And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen!

--John Godfrey Saxe

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Historical Background

THE SPANISH MYSTICS

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Spirituality

SPIRITUAL PRACTICESHymn Singing

Art GazingScripture Reading

BaptismFoot Washing

The Spiritual ExercisesThe Examen

The Renaissance/Reformation Era: Spirituality

THE EXAMEN• What gift(s) was I offered today? What

was my response? Is there anything God now wants me to know about the gift(s)/my response?

• What challenge(s) was I presented with today? What was my response? Is there anything God now wants me to know about them?

• What invitations do I sense for tomorrow/the future?

The Piestistic/Revivalist Era

TIMELINE(c. 1650-1800)

Great Awakening c. 1735-1760

French Revolution1789

The Pietistic/Revivalist Era: Historical Background

Pia Desideria 1675

American Revolution1776

The Pietistic/Revivalist Era: Historical Background

THEMESEnlightenment

PietismRevivalism

The Pietistic/Revivalist Era: Historical Background

THEMESEnlightenment

PietismRevivalism

The Pietistic/Revivalist Era: Historical Background

THEMESEnlightenment

PietismRevivalism

The Pietistic/Revivalist Era: Spirituality

SPIRITUAL PRACTICESDaily devotions

Acts of Compassion Giving Testimony

Singing HymnsSmall Group Relationships

The Pietistic/Revivalist Era: Spirituality

A SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCE