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Appendix 60 What You Should Know about Christian History AD 1620-1814 From Timothy Paul Jones, Christian History Made Easy , Torrance: Rose Publishing, 2005. p. 104. Five Events You Should Know 1. Cyril Lucar Befriended Protestants (1623-1637): Lucar, the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, embraced Calvinism and gave the king of England the earliest known copy of the New Testament, the Alexandrian Codex. Four Orthodox synods denounced Lucar’s Calvinist views. 2. Czar Peter Placed the Russian Orthodox Church Under the Government’s Control (1721). 3. The Great Awakening (1720’s-1750’s): This religious revival began in the Congregational and Reformed churches of Massachusetts and New Jersey. It emphasized outward signs of conversion. 4. Methodist Conference Formed within the Anglican Church (1784). The formation of the Methodist Conference paved the way for the Methodists to become a separate denomination. 5. Pope Pius VII Restored the Jesuit Order (1814). Six Names You Should Know 1. Roger Williams (1603-1683): Upheld religious liberty in his booklet The Bloody Tenent of Persecution . Founded Providence (Rhode Island) after being expelled from Massachusetts. 2. George Fox (1624-1691): Founder of Friends Society. Fox removed all human elements (including baptism and communion) from worship, because he believed God guides Christians through an “inner light.” The Friends were harshly persecuted for their beliefs. One Friend told a judge he should “quake” before God’s wrath. So, the Friends also became known as “Quakers.” 3. Margaret Fell (1614-1702): Leader of the Friends Society. In 1666, wrote Women’s Speaking Justified by the Scriptures , a defense of women preaching. 4. Nikolaus Zinzendorf (1700-1760): Wealthy Pietist leader. Sheltered the Moravian Brethren and founded Herrnhut, a Moravian community.