Following the spread of Enlightenment ideas to the American colonies‚ aspects of the intellectual movement bled over to influence religious aspects of American society‚ resulting in what became known as the Great Awakening. This religious movement placed increased focus on the individual and relied heavily on emotional sermons to encourage a deeper connection to Christ. While many saw the Great Awakening as a powerful‚ religious movement encompassing the ordinary classes of society‚ there were some
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2nd Great Awakening: 1820-1859 People: Rev. Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875)‚ whose career took off after his dynamic evangelical revivals in the late 1820s in New York’s upstate "Burned-Over District." Finney’s brand of Christianity demanded perfection but allowed for repentant sinners to return to the fold. Barton W. Stone - an important preacher during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. He was first ordained a Presbyterian minister‚ then was expelled from the church after
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The Enlightenment shook the grounds of Europe‚ seeking a more intellectual society. Centuries later‚ the Great Awakening had a similar effect on America; pulling the colonies back to religion. Although the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening were pushing for two different causes‚ and took place on opposite sides of the globe‚ the two eras are quite alike. Both of these time periods produced profound intellectual and religious ideas. A major goal of the Enlightenment was to utilize the means learned
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The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were two historical events that shaped the thoughts of people and religion in America. The most important factor in both of these events is the common theme of reason behind the movements. The Great Awakening began about the 1930’s and reached its climax ten years later in 1740. What exactly was the Great Awakening? It was a wave of religion revivals sweeping through New England that increased conversions and church membership. The beginnings of the Great
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Question No. 13 Answer: The Great Awakening was a mass movement in the historical backdrop of the western world that occurred around the middle of the eighteenth century. This movement fixated on religion and individual confidence of individuals belonging to every socioeconomic class. There are numerous who feel that it was a reaction to the reasoning that created as an aftereffect of Enlightenment and an endeavor to turn individuals’ attention back to church and god. Essential religious leaders
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The first of the Great Awakenings‚ intense widespread revivals led by ministers‚ that resulted in an increase of members and the formation of new denominations‚ began in the 1730’s and proceeded till 1743. Due to the Glorious Revolution of 1688‚ the Church of England became established as the reigning religion of their country. A series of Great Awakenings ensued. This first revival was led by primarily by three men‚ but other ministers preached their same beliefs. The first of these three was Gilbert
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The Great Awakening was a movement of religious revival that swept throughout the American Colonies during the 1730’s and 1740’s. This movement brought people back to spiritual life with powerful messages of salvation. Before the Great awakening crossed over to the American Colonies‚ it all began in England when all religions were repressed because the Church of England was the primary religion of the country. There is no doubt that the Great Awakening significantly impacted religion and democracy
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an interesting topic and one that can be explored at great depths. Revivals of the past‚ if looked at through the right lens‚ can awaken hope and desire for God to move again‚ even in the darkest times. Revivals show us that God is still very much active and interested in His people. The Father desires that we would know Him as a real Person and who loves to make Himself known through His Son Jesus. I wrote my paper on the First Great Awakening mainly because I am from New England and I have a passion
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influenced the Great Awakening in the early seventeen hundreds. From 1730 to 1740‚ rebellion spread throughout the colonies causing a major religious warfare between churches. In Contending Voice‚ Hollitz shows us the perspective of two famous preachers that gave the Great Awakening a stir of madness. The “wild‚” “indecent‚” and work of “mad men” revolutionized the way colonist viewed how religion could be so intense frequently causing “Mayhem in the church” (Hollitz 34) (qtd Hollitz 42). The two leaders
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Events Leading Up to the American Revolutionary War Great Awakening (1730s-1740s) The Great Awakening was a sort of religious revival that swept through the English colonies and was a reaction against the Enlightenment which had started due to the mass of wealth and greed of the church and upper class‚ leading to up to the American Revolution by inspiring an idea of democracy and independence in the colonists. It connected the colonies by a religious bond and made many colonists feel they were equal
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