Monergism Books

• Encoding: Region 0 DVD (Playable Worldwide)
• Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Full Screen
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Vision Video
• Run Time: 180 minutes/ Six half-hour video programs
• Bonus: C urriculum pdf file for 6, 12, or 13 sessions
• PDFs included on the DVD:
  -48-page leader’s guide with background information, discussion questions, and optional Bible study for each session
  -24-page student workbook

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Description:  Bring the Reformation alive and introduce your class or group to key reformers and major turning points with this fast-paced video curriculum series. The programs are based on Gateway Film’s acclaimed dramatic film series now edited into dynamic half hours with introductions and transitions added from the very places where the momentous events took place. The series covers John Wycliffe, John Hus, Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, The Anabaptists, and William Tyndale. The accompanying curriculum is flexible so that you can adapt to a 6-, 12-, or 13-session format. The films on which this series is based have won over 30 prestigious international film awards. The full curriculum package includes everything you need for planning a series that will inspire interest, build attendance, stir hearts, and challenge minds. These programs drive viewers to examine what they really believe and why.

Based on the Gateway FIlms/Vision VIdeo church history film series, these six half-hour programs vividly bring to life the Reformation, its colorful leaders, and history-shaping turning points.

1. John Wycliffe - Called the "Morningstar", this courageous forerunner paved the way for momentous changes to come. His monumental achievement that has benefited us all-the Bible in English.

2. John Hus - He carried forth Wycliffe’s groundbreaking work. His passionate calls for reform brought him before the Council of Constance. There he was betrayed by false accusations. He refused to capitulate and was condemned to burn at the stake. He died singing.

3. Martin Luther - He wanted only the quiet solitude of the monastery. There this guilt-burdened monk discovered the freedom of the Gospel. He couldn’t keep quiet about it, nor could he stop the relentless swirl of events that propelled him to a decisive role in the shaping of the modern world.

4. Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin - They led the Reformation in Switzerland. Both capable scholars, they had to interpret the newly recovered dimensions of the Gospel in the midst of a hurricane of change, social chaos and fierce opposition.

5. The Anabaptists - Called "the Radicals," they were opposed by just about everyone--Catholics, Protestants, and political leaders. Two of their earliest leaders, Michael and Margaretha Sattler, were executed for their beliefs while still young, but their legacy endures to this day.

6. God’s Outlaw: William Tyndale - This humble, young scholar became one of the most hunted fugitives ever, pursured by King Henry VIII, Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More and others. His crime? Translating and circulating the Bible in English. He was caught and killed, but his unquenchable vision was marvelously fulfilled.