Background
Pierard, Richard Victor was born on May 29, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Perkins and Diana Florence (Russell) Pierard.
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For better or worse, church and society have influenced each other greatly over the centuries. Two Kingdoms is a unique inquiry into the impact of the church on culture, and culture on the church from the apostolic age to the end of the twentieth century. Top church historians Robert Clouse, Richard Pierard, and Edwin Yamauchi explore this interaction in every age since New Testament times. In the process they answer the most-asked questions about church history. For instance: What other religions in the Roman Empire competed with early Christianity? Why were the early Christians persecuted by the Roman state? How did the church spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond? How did key orthodox doctrines triumph over early heresies? In what ways did Constantine's conversion to Christianity gradually change the church? What role did European monarchs play in the development of the Roman papacy? What cultural forces led to the decline of the papacy and the acceptance of the Reformation? What did the nations of northern Europe do to ensure the success of the Reformation? What steps-some good, some bad-did the European monarchs take to make peace between the warring religious factions? What role did both Protestantism and Catholicism play in European exploration and colonialism? What impact did the rise of European monarchial absolutism have on the church? What was the religious, cultural, and political impact of English Puritanism and German Pietism? What was the relationship between colonial expansion and Christian missions? What role did the church play in the founding of America and the creation of the French republic? In what ways did the intellectual climate of nineteenth-century Europe negatively impact the church? How has the church responded to the challenges of industrialization and secularization? How successful has the church been in dealing with the ideological developments of the twentieth century? How well is the Western church adjusting to the shifting of dominance to the Third World?This book is not about the history of theology. Although theological concerns are addressed, the primary focus is the interactive dynamic of church and culture through the centuries. It recognizes that the church has not existed in a vacuum but has played a vital role in two thousand years of world history.
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(Millennial madness is upon us; the signs are all around. ...)
Millennial madness is upon us; the signs are all around. The turn to a new millennium is bringing an unprecedented interest in and speculation about the endtimes and the timing of the second coming of Christ. Longtime followers of biblical prophecy, as well as those new to these issues, are hungry for solid information and analysis. Meeting those needs is The New Millennium Manual: A Once and Future Guide. This visually oriented book serves as a popular guide to the issues, people, and movements relevant to the coming millennium. The authors combine church history, theology, and cultural analysis to place our contemporary setting in both biblical and historical perspective. While informing readers of the highlights and lowlights of millennial meditation, write the authors, we seek not to frighten anyone into the kingdom of God but to inspire commitment where it is lacking and to redirect and nurture it in those with misplaced millennial faiths. As the Big Calendar Turn approaches, readers will be informed and assured by this helpful guides balanced and user-friendly contents. This books visual appeal is enhanced by plentiful sidebars and over 75 illustrations, including: - historical photographs - classic and contemporary art - charts and diagrams - comic strips
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(In this hard-hitting book, Richard V. Pierard examines th...)
In this hard-hitting book, Richard V. Pierard examines the growing affinity between evangelical Christianity and political and economic conservatism that was occurring in the 1960s, and eloquently appeals for a dissolution of these unwarranted ties. The Christian faith stresses love for one's neighbor, selflessness, humility, and peacemaking, virtues which are at variance with the practices of the right. Pierard's critique of the linkage of Christianity with American nationalism, militarism, and capitalism is as relevant today as it was 35 years ago. By bringing this unfortunate situation into the open, he hopes to encourage evangelical leaders to break this unequal yoke and unleash the spiritual forces of American evangelicalism for meaningful participation in the growth of world Christianity.
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Pierard, Richard Victor was born on May 29, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Perkins and Diana Florence (Russell) Pierard.
Bachelor, California State University, Los Angeles, 1958. Master of Arts, California State University, Los Angeles, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1964.
Professor history Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1964-2000, emeritus, since 2000. Visiting professor Greenville (Illinois) College, 1972-1973, Free Theological Academy, Seeheim, Federal Republic Germany, 1971, 78, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1975, Trinity Evangelical Division School, Deerfield, Illinois, 1982, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Illinois, 1987, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1988, 91, Moscow Theological Seminary, 1997, 99, 2001, 2003, 2004 Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, 2000-2001. Scholar-in-residence Gordon College, 2000—2007.
Visiting professor University Otego, New zealand, 2002. South Asia Institute Advanced Christian Studies, India, since 2007. Fulbright professor University Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1984-1985.
Fulbright professor University Halle, German Democratic Republic, 1989-1990. President Greater Terre Haute Church Federation, 1987-1988. Delegate Lausanne II Congress on World Evangelical, Manila, Philippines, 1989.
Member Baptist Heritage & Identity Study Commission, Baptist World Alliance, 1990.
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(Millennial madness is upon us; the signs are all around. ...)
(In this hard-hitting book, Richard V. Pierard examines th...)
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Delaware White House Conference on Libraries, Washington, 1979, Indiana Democratic Party Convention, Indianapolis, 1980, 88. Precinct committeeman Democratic Party, TerreHaute, 1978-1980, 90-. Member Indiana Governor's Advisory Committee on Libraries, 1980-1981.
With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Conference on Faith and History (secretary-treasurer since 1967), Evangelical Theological Society (president 1985), American History Association, American Society Church History, Indiana Association Historians, American Society Missiology, International Association Mission Studies, Society for Encouragement and Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing in American, American Baptist History Society (board of managers since 1993)(.
Married Charlene Burdett, June 15, 1957. Children: David, Cynthia.