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Big Historical Events

Discover how pivotal moments in history — from the fall of Rome to the Reformation to the modern missionary movement — were shaped by and understood through the lens of Scripture.

The Bible doesn't exist in a vacuum. The story of God's people intersects with the great movements of world history — empires rising and falling, reformations and revivals, persecutions and triumphs. Understanding this context enriches our reading of Scripture and reveals how God works through the centuries.

These plans connect major historical events with the biblical texts that shaped how Christians understood and responded to them.

What You'll Explore

  • How the early church survived and thrived under Roman persecution
  • The theological convictions that sparked the Protestant Reformation
  • How Scripture inspired the abolition of slavery and other justice movements
  • The global spread of Christianity and its impact on cultures worldwide

History is not just about the past — it reveals patterns of faith, courage, and divine providence that speak to us today.

Plans in this Series (6)

7 daysintermediate
The Last 200 Years: Faith in the Modern Age

Through factory smoke, world wars, jail cells, and falling walls: how ordinary believers kept reshaping the modern world, often from its margins.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Charles Spurgeon +2Proverbs, Isaiah, James +23 moreHistorical Events, Faith And Modern Society
8 daysintermediate
Five Thousand Years: One Promise and the Story of the World

Follow one ancient promise from a tent in Ur to every continent on earth — and see how this faith quietly shaped law, mercy, learning, and nations along the way.

Augustine, Irenaeus +3Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus +25 moreHistorical Events
7 daysintermediate
The Last 500 Years: How Faith Shaped the Modern World

From a monastery door in 1517 to constitutions, schools, and human rights: how the Reformation's recovery of the Bible quietly built much of the world you live in.

Martin Luther, John Calvin +3Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy +27 moreHistorical Events
10 daysintermediate
Christianity and the Abolition of Slavery

Trace the complex and often painful relationship between Christianity and slavery — from the Bible's radical vision of human dignity to the abolitionists who fought to end the slave trade, and the unfinished work that remains.

Charles SpurgeonGenesis, Exodus, Acts +9 moreHistorical Events, Faith And Life
12 daysintermediate
The Early Church Under Rome

Trace the dramatic story of the first Christians living under the shadow of the Roman Empire — from persecution under Nero to the Council of Nicaea. Discover how faith survived and shaped the world.

Augustine, IrenaeusActs, Revelation, 1 Peter +10 moreHistorical Events
10 daysintermediate
The Modern Missionary Movement

Trace the story of Christianity's global expansion from William Carey to the Majority World church. Meet the pioneers, confront the failures, and discover how the gospel reached the ends of the earth — often in ways no one expected.

Jonathan Edwards, Charles SpurgeonMatthew, Acts, Isaiah +8 moreHistorical Events