What Did Great Awakening Reveal About 18th Century Social And Economic Trend?
What did Great Awakening reveal about 18th century social and economic trend? Does America today a Great Awakening?
According to dictionary.com Awakening is the act of waking from sleep, revival or interest of attention, a recognition, a realization, or coming into awareness of something or renewal of interest of religion, especially in a community; a revival.
The continuous spread of different denominations, religious indifference as well as rivalry that existed in the 18th century church or religion became a concern to some Christians. People find it easy to commit sins without any ramose for doing so. Also, the so called enlighten thinker (colonists) who believe in looking for God in nature shifted people’s forces from God to nature instead. Many believers are afraid that genuine Christianity may soon become a thing of the past if nothing is done. In order to deal with this situation, some ministers to focus the non-believers so as to convert them and thereby injecting in them the gospel into their heart instead of their heads.(Roark James. pg. 135)
The first great which was from 1730 till 1760 was a movement which was geared towards the spiritual growth of America was evident in the sermon of Jonathan Edward titled “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” gave people a different view of what it takes to be a Christian. This was different from the …show more content…
The first Awakening which brought social and economic changes to the nation is almost disappearing. The nation was founded on the basis of the trust they had in God. Today despite the fact that there are churches and religious organizations everywhere as a result of the previous awakening, today crime rate has been on the increase, religion is gradually been faced out of the system all in the name of freedom. People are beginning to see God as non-existing. All these and many other reasons suggest that America needs another Great
According to dictionary.com Awakening is the act of waking from sleep, revival or interest of attention, a recognition, a realization, or coming into awareness of something or renewal of interest of religion, especially in a community; a revival.
The continuous spread of different denominations, religious indifference as well as rivalry that existed in the 18th century church or religion became a concern to some Christians. People find it easy to commit sins without any ramose for doing so. Also, the so called enlighten thinker (colonists) who believe in looking for God in nature shifted people’s forces from God to nature instead. Many believers are afraid that genuine Christianity may soon become a thing of the past if nothing is done. In order to deal with this situation, some ministers to focus the non-believers so as to convert them and thereby injecting in them the gospel into their heart instead of their heads.(Roark James. pg. 135)
The first great which was from 1730 till 1760 was a movement which was geared towards the spiritual growth of America was evident in the sermon of Jonathan Edward titled “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” gave people a different view of what it takes to be a Christian. This was different from the …show more content…
The first Awakening which brought social and economic changes to the nation is almost disappearing. The nation was founded on the basis of the trust they had in God. Today despite the fact that there are churches and religious organizations everywhere as a result of the previous awakening, today crime rate has been on the increase, religion is gradually been faced out of the system all in the name of freedom. People are beginning to see God as non-existing. All these and many other reasons suggest that America needs another Great