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The Great Awakening

The Great Awakening. 1730s-1740s. What was the Great Awakening?. Religious revival movement Evangelicism – “ new birth ” considered the ultimate religious experience Followers accepted that they were sinners and asked for salvation. George Whitefield preaching. Before the Great Awakening.

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The Great Awakening

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  1. The Great Awakening 1730s-1740s

  2. What was the Great Awakening? • Religious revival movement • Evangelicism – “new birth” considered the ultimate religious experience • Followers accepted that they were sinners and asked for salvation George Whitefield preaching

  3. Before the Great Awakening • Before the 1730s, most colonies had two established religions. • Congregationalismwas the largest religion in New England (Puritans and other dissidents who broke away from the Church of England). • Anglicanismwas the largest religion in New York and the Southern colonies (same as the Church of England).

  4. Old Lights vs. New Lights • Churches that grew as a result of the Great Awakening: Presbyterianism, Methodism, Baptism (New Lights) • Great Awakening challenged authority and hierarchy of established churches (Old Lights: Congregationalists and Anglicans) • Great Awakening said that anybody could be converted and born again. You didn’t need traditional church leadership to decide whether or not you belonged.

  5. Leaders of the Great Awakening Jonathan Edwards George Whitefield

  6. Central Historical Question: Why was George Whitefield so popular?

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