Sunday, 8 November 2015

Guide to Evangelical Christianity


This Guide was put together to help you better understand Evangelical Christianity as it exists today. It should be noted for the readings that all the recommended books are available online and come without audio.

Table of Contents

I) Countries/territories with a significant population
II) Key texts to read
III) Recommended sermons
IV) Recommended Cultural Material
V) Recommended debates


Reading time:               10 hours
Listening to sermons:   2 hours
Cultural Material:         1 hour
Viewing debates:          2.5 hours

Total time to study:      15.5 hours
or
About 4 hours a week for a month.

Countries/territories where at least 25% of the population identify Evangelical:

In North America

The United States of America

In the Caribbean

 Saint Vincent
The Bahamas
Barbados
Turks and Caicos Islands
Jamaica
British Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico

South America
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Brazil

Europe

Faroe Islands

Africa

Kenya
Uganda
Central African Republic
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Burundi
Rwanda
Zambia
Swaziland

Oceania

Vanuatu
Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea
Fiji

II) Key Texts to read 

Although the entirety of the Bible is recommended the ten most important books to read for studying Evangelicalism are: 

Genesis (Reading time: two hours*)
Deuteronomy (1.5 hours)
The Gospel of Matthew or Mark or Luke (1.5 hour)
The Gospel of John (1.5 hour)
Acts (1.5 hours)
The Letter to the Romans (one hour)
Galatians (half an hour)
James (half an hour)
Hebrews (half an hour)
Revelation (One hour)

The total reading time is estimated to be about ten hours.

*: Some individuals will read more quickly than this. 

III) Recommended Sermons 


"The Shocking Youth Message" by Paul Washer in 2006. 

"God is Most Glorified in us, when we are most Satisfied in Him" by John Piper in 2015. 

 IV) Recommended Cultural Material

"The Gospel in Four Minutes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K48-Li7lIfA 

"Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus" by Jefferson Bethke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY


V) Recommended debates (Choose one)

Calvinism Vs. Arminianism 

Christianity Vs. Islam ("Is Jesus the Son of God?")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of-LkwSC8vE



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