The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival movement in the mid 1800 (19th century); the movement revealed romanticism which mainly included enthusiasm‚ appeal to the super-natural (extraterrestrial)‚ and emotion; it rejected the skeptical of enlightenment. The theory of the movement began around the 1790s but it gained its popularity around the 1800s‚ by the 1850s the movement was at its peak (climax). The awakening arose mainly in the Baptist and Methodist congregations due to the preachers
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Joe Marchand 2/17/09 The American Religious Experience Dr. Jeremy Bonner Book Review Question Before the Great Awakening even occurred in New England‚ Jonathan Edwards brought about a great revival in his own town of Northampton that helped spark the awakening. In the town the young people were disrespecting authority‚ and because of the difficult economic situation many were living in their parent’s homes well into their twenties. When Edwards first began preaching he could
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Before the Great Awakening‚ religious authority was very bias which lead to many uproars. Religion was very strict back then and it shaped the way people lived their lives. It had total control over everything‚ including government. Acceptance into heaven wasn’t even a privilege because many believed that God decided who was going into heaven no matter what. However‚ by the 1700s‚ colonists believed that communities were beginning to take their religion a little less seriously. In order to bring
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In places such as the Burned-Over District‚ massive groups converted to Christianity and dedicated their lives to becoming more like God (Locks et al‚ 591). The main theme of the Second Great Awakening referred to improving mankind. The Second Great Awakening caused numerous reforms to occur‚ especially the anti-slavery movement (Locks et al‚ 603). Most abolitionists utilized Christian principles and scriptures to condemn slavery and to advocate the citizenship of African
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The Great Awakening was a time period between the 1730s and the 1750s in which colonists once again became wildly interested in religion. The newfound interest in faith became the driving force behind many of their plans‚ such as some of the universities that were created during that time. The Great Awakening united the colonists under the same idea and eventually led to a desire for independence from England. It encouraged the spread of religion‚ inspired the beginnings of an American Identity‚
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The Second Great Awakening was a spiritual resurgence that saw early Americans dedicate themselves not only to Christian ideals but also to freeing the slaves. The northern wing of the Second Great Awakening led to social reform (387). It was characterized by large camp meetings where the ideals of egalitarianism‚ a belief in human equality‚ were exposed to the masses of people who attended. These meetings were highly attended and promoted a sense of community and social discipline (383). One of
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The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening brought with it the transitioning from old ideas about authority and religion towards individuality‚ and this was an important part of the process of freedom to come in the near future (Schultz‚ 2014). Moreover‚ prior to the Enlightenment and Great Awakening‚ the Western world believed that their rulers were more important than them‚ that a person could not change society‚ and that the life was a temporary stop between heaven or hell (Schultz‚ 2009). However
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world around them. The Great Awakening was a movement created by the Protestants and its purpose was to reestablish religious faith. The Age of Enlightenment was a movement concerning intellectuals all around the world. It was the culmination of old traditions and the beginning of new ideas and approaches. These two major movements significantly affected the growth of colonial America because it inspired people to work as a unified group and gain independence. The Great Awakening took place during the
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I. There were two Great Awakenings in the U.S. The principal‚ which happened when the U.S. was as yet a settlement of Great Britain‚ occurred in the 1730s-1740s in New England. This development was a Puritan response to their observation that there was a decrease in confidence in the group‚ and it included their endeavor to recommit the group to the possibility of destiny (that individuals’ confidence was in God’s grasp and that they must be spared through their faith in God). There were a few new
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change tremendously in 1815.It was due to very important events ‚the revolution of industry and the Second Great Awakening.The technology advanced significantly with new inventions like the telegraph‚ sewing machine‚ and assembly line.The agriculture was booming with the mechanical thresher‚ which was a tractor with a steam engine‚ and the reaper was used to harvest wheat. The Second Great Awakening started a whole new religious and Evangelicals ideas all across America. Evangelicals advocated education
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