The History of the Church of the Brethren

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This course examines the Brethren This course will meet at the Young from their origins in Europe to their Center, Elizabethtown College on transplantation and spread in the U.S. September 27 & 28, and on and other countries. Topics will November 15 & 16, 2019. The class include the major divisions, mission runs from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. each work, and interactions with wider Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Christianity and surrounding cultures. each Saturday, with one-hour breaks Students will learn about some major for meals. Students should also leaders and developments among the budget time for a significant reading Brethren. Along with theological assignment before the first class. concerns, the course will investigate social historical contexts for the Course Objectives Brethren story. After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to: Required Texts 1. Identify and describe three Donald F. Durnbaugh. Fruit of the significant Brethren leaders and how V ine . Jeff Bach is a historian of the Brethren. they helped to shape the history of James Lehman. The Old Brethren. the Brethren. Nancy Kettering Frye. An He directs the Young Center at Uncommon Woman: The Life and Elizabethtown College, where he teaches 2. Analyze at least three contributing Times of Sarah Righter Major. Anabaptist and Pietist history. He earned causes to divisions among the his Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke Brethren in the 1880s. University in 1997. He is also an All books will be available for 3. Describe and explain at least one ordained minister in the Church of the purchase at the Young Center. non-Anglo setting where Brethren Brethren. spread their faith.

4. Name and explain at least two theological developments among the

Brethren.

Registration Form TRIm information

The History of the This Training in Ministry (TRIM) course Church of the Brethren is offered in cooperation with Brethren

September 27-28 and Academy for Ministerial Leadership. It November 15-16, 2019 completes one unit in the area of Bible and Theology. It also fulfills the Brethren College Experience requirement. Name: ______

Address: ______Registration To register, clip Registration Form at left ______and mail with a check payable to SVMC. Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center

______Course fee: $295.00 Offers Phone: ______Refund policy:

Email: ______• 100% of course fee if class has The History filled or if student withdraws prior of the District: ______to registration deadline. Church of the Brethren • 50% for withdrawal between the I will be taking this class for: ______One TRIM Credit registration deadline and the first A TRIM Course ______One EFSM Learning Unit day of class. ______Two CEUs (ordained pastors) • No refunds will be given once the ______Personal Enrichment class has begun. Taught by Jeff Bach The Young Center Course fee: $295.00 Elizabethtown College Mail this registration form and fee Questions? Feel free to by contact SVMC: September 27-28 August 15, 2019 to: One Alpha Drive and Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center November 15-16, 2019 (717) 361-1450 One Alpha Drive Elizabethtown PA 17022 [email protected] www.etown.edu/SVMC