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Links for Course 101: Spiritual Foundation

Here is a repository of links to resources supplemental to the library and bibliography sections of Course 101: Spiritual Foundation. It is by no means meant to be either comprehensive or limited in scope, nor thorough or restricted in content. This list encompasses various sources, both secular and Christian (from evangelical, Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox perspectives), and covers a wide range of subject material. Some links appear in more than one category because of the broad scope of their content (e.g., Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History appears in Church History and Literature). CCCA's Cairn Series® Professional Training program does not necessarily endorse any or all content of the links.If you’re leading a group through this course, you may want to download a helpful facilitator’s guide.

Apologetics
Christian belief as compared to atheism, skepticism, and other philosophies; reasons to believe in the Christian faith

• Apologetics Index – Research resources on religious cults, sects, new religious movements, alternative religions, apologetics and countercult organizations, doctrines, religious practices, and world views
• Apologetics Organizations – Compiled by Stand to Reason
• Belief Bulletins – Compiled by the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
• G.K. Chesterton's Writings – Includes complete text of Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man
• C.S. Lewis Mega-Links Page by Dave Armstrong
• Leadership University's Apologetics – Campus Crusade's compilation of articles, alphabetical by title, on Christian apologetics
• Probe Ministries – Renewing the mind, equipping the church, engaging the world
• Watchman Fellowship's Index of Cults and Religions – A comprehensive encyclopedia of cults, world religions, and religious terminology

• Amazing Bible World History Timeline – How we got the Bible from original manuscripts to the Canon to recent English versions
• Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture's Patristic Studies Links (IVP)
• The Bible Gateway – Gospelcom's online Bible search engine; includes Protestant translations in various languages
• Biblical Studies Foundation – Free resources from a handful of Dallas Theological Seminary grads
• Biblical Studies on the Web – Your gateway to exegesis on the web
• A History of Bible Translation – From Wycliffe Bible Translators (very brief overview)
• The History of the English Bible – Brief article on the history of the English Bible
• Resource Pages for Biblical Studies – Extensive links for studying Scripture in light of early Christian writings, compiled by Dr. Torrey Seland, Professor of Religious Studies at the Volda University College, Norway
• StudyLight – Bible search (both Protestant and Catholic English translations) and resources

• American Denominations – A thorough overview of a number of Christian churches in the United States, compiled by the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) North American Mission Board (NAMB)
• Denominations Directory – A list of denominations and church affiliations in English-speaking countries

• Watchman Fellowship's Index of Cults and Religions – A comprehensive encyclopedia of cults, world religions, and religious terminology
• World Religions – An overview of other world religions along with Christianity, compiled by the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) North American Mission Board (NAMB)

• American Family Foundation's Cultic Studies Journal
• Cults and Sects – A thorough overview of U.S. cults, with particular attention to Mormonism, compiled by the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) North American Mission Board (NAMB)
• Other Resources – Overview of occult beliefs as compared to orthodox Christian faith, compiled by the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) North American Mission Board (NAMB)
• Watchman Fellowship's Index of Cults and Religions – A comprehensive encyclopedia of cults, world religions and religious terminology

• The Ecole Initiative – Creating a hypertext encyclopedia of early church history on the worldwide web
• Encyclopedia.com – A good web encyclopedia for general knowledge
• New Advent – Catholic Encyclopedia
• WebBible – Bible facts and definitions from ChristianAnswers.Net

Church History

General

• Christian History magazine
• The Hall of Church History, by Phil Johnson
• Christian History Institute
• The Ecole Initiative – Creating a hypertext encyclopedia of early church history on the worldwide web
• History & Historical Theology – A compilation of Church history links from a Reformed perspective by "The Church on the Threshold"
• Interactive Bible/Church History Timeline – This Java-enabled chart shows many important people in the history of the church. Follow the instructions and select the settings you prefer under the timeline.

Church Fathers

• Early Church Fathers Collection – Downloadable freeware of the Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicence fathers of the church
• Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History (10 chapters)
• New Advent Encyclopedia's catalog of the church fathers
• Patristic Studies Links – Compiled by the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (IVP)

Ecumenical Councils

• The Counsels of Christ – Stanley S. Harakas writes on the importance of the 7 Ecumenical Councils for Christian History magazine

The Division of East and West

• "The Great Divorce" – Christian History's Mark Galli investigates

The Western Church's Reformation

• John Wyclif: Morning Star of the Reformation – An article by Ra McLaughlin in IIIM Magazine
• Jan Hus – The Bohemian reformer-martyr and accidental radical (from Christian History magazine)
• Martin Luther – English biography, available in six other European languages; also Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic perspective
• Philip Melancthon – Biography available in English and German
• John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
• Mennonite Resolutions and Confessions – Goshen College's historical documents archive of this Anabaptist movement; also, an updated Summary Confession of Faith (1995)
• "Battle for the Past" – A Protestant worldview and historiography by Timothy George for Christian History magazine

Counter-Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church

• Roman Catholic "Counter-Reformation"
• The Council of Trent

World History

• HyperHistory Online – More than 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history, categorized by people, events, maps, and much more

• Early Church Fathers Collection – Downloadable freeware of the Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicence fathers of the church
• Augustine's Confessions
• Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
• Chesterton's Writings; includes complete text of most of his works
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College
• Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History (10 chapters)
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook from Fordham University
• C.S. Lewis Mega-Links Page by Dave Armstrong
• St. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle

• Parachurch Organizations – Author Jeffrey K. Hadden's addresses on religious broadcasting have broader application to parachurch ministries (University of Virginia Library)
• Why Parachurch Leaders Must Meet The Same Biblical Standards As Church Leaders (Note: this links to a downloadable PDF file) – Darrel W. Cox explains in this dissertation for Trinity Evangelical Divinity School the definition, relationship to the church, distinguishing marks, similarities, and distinctives of parachurch leaders compared to church leaders (The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood)

• APS Guide to Resources in Theology – Comprehensive list of links to various theological traditions
• Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics – A Calvinistic approach to theology
• Dispensationalism.com – An explanation of this theological perspective
• Early Church Fathers Collection – Downloadable freeware of the Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicence fathers of the church
• Patristic Studies Area of Monachos.net – Orthodox approach to theological study, with emphasis on early church Fathers
• Summa Theologica – The theological masterpiece of Roman Catholic St. Thomas Aquinas
• Theology from a Bunch of Dead Guys – The Hall of Church History, by Phil Johnson

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