11/30/09 Class

In class on Monday we talked about the Christian Reformed church, touching a bit more on Calvin which was apparently a continuation from the last class period. The we went on to learn about the role the Puritans played in the progression of the church - what their mentality was in thinking that they must do certain things in order to win back the favor of God. We also talked about the Anabaptists, a special sect that was separate from the Protestants and the Catholics and whom both of those other sets of Christians actually persecuted. They emphasized that baptism should be coupled with a public confession of faith, so there should be no infant or child baptisms. Lastly we touched on the myths related to America and American's being "a chosen people" who had a covenant with God that is comparable to the covenant God had with Israel. Very interesting comparisons were presented Monday regarding this issue!