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Join Dr. Thomas Kidd to study church history and gain a greater appreciation for the work of God in the world. Learn how God has preserved His Church through the centuries.

Units in this class include:

Unit 1: The Major Figures of the Reformation
Unit 2: Puritanism and the Early American Colonies
Unit 3: The First Great Awakening
Unit 4: Religion and the Age of Revolutions
Unit 5: The Beginnings of the Protestant Missionary Movement
Unit 6: The Second Great Awakening
Unit 7: Christianity and Slavery
Unit 8: Liberal Theology and Conservative Responses
Unit 9: The Holiness and Pentecostal Movements
Unit 10: World Christianity and the Rise of the Global South

Take a next step in discipleship or stay sharp in leadership with For the Church Institute.

Qualifying students will earn 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) through Spurgeon College at MBTS.*

*All are welcome to study with For the Church Institute. To qualify for continuing education credit, students must be 18 or older, complete all class requirements, and not be currently seeking a degree from Spurgeon College or MBTS.

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Kidd has authored numerous books including Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Yale University Press, 2022), Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis (Yale University Press, 2019), American History, vols. 1 and 2 (B&H Academic, 2019), Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father (Yale University Press, 2017), American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faiths (Yale University Press, 2016), Baptists in America: A History (with Barry Hankins, Oxford University Press, 2015), George Whitefield: America’s Spiritual Founding Father (Yale University Press, 2014), Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots (Basic Books, 2011), God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution (Basic Books, 2010), and The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America (Yale University Press, 2007).

Kidd has written for media outlets including the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, and he also blogs at “Evangelical History” at The Gospel Coalition website. In the classroom, Kidd teaches courses on colonial America, the American Revolution, and American religious history.

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