Chapter 12: Revival & Missions Flashcards
Emerson
Leader of American Transcendentalism
Unitarianism
False religion that denied Christ
Thoreau
Wrote a book called Walden
Brook Farm
Result if Transcendentalism
Owen
Founded New Harmony
Whitman
Wrote series of poems called Leaves of Grass
Hawthorne
Wrote “The Blithedale Romance”
Rapp
Founded the Rappite Community
Humphrey
Founded the Oneida Community
Ingersoll
“Great Agnostic”
Cults
Counterfeit church groups
Methodism
First denomination to send out circuit-riding preachers
McGready
Camp meeting revival
Finney
Brought evangelism in the east
Cartwright
Best circuit rider
“Age of Methodism”
America’s 19th century
Influence christian missionaries had on American Indians
- Taught Indians how to live more peacefully
- Supported families through farming & other jobs
- Taught them how to read
African Methodist Episcopal
First black American Domination
Ways God prepared slaves for spiritual freedom
- Developed patience to wait on The Lord
- Realized truest freedom is freedom from sin
- Gave them physical freedom
American Tract Society
Missionaries traveled the country and preached gospel
Paxson
Founded more than 1300 Sunday schools
Andover, Princeton, and Yale
Seminaries founded in 19th century
Chavis
Preached in Virginia & started preparatory school
McLemore
Missionary who traveled to plantation workers
Jasper
Ministered to wounded soldiers
Colporteurs
Traveled the country teaching the gospel
Best known organizations
- Methodist Book Concern
2. American Bible Society
4 reasons great awakening influenced america
- Women’s rights
- Any- Slavery movement
- Temperance movement
- Christian compassion
Temperance movement
Temped to ban alcohol
Harris
First ambassador to japan
Cook
Discovered hawaii in 1778
Bingham and Thurston
Led first group of american missionaries to hawaii
First foreign missions board
American board of 1810
Judson
Father of american missions
Liberia
Colony established for free slaves
Carey
Father of western african missions
Perry
Interpreter
Townshend Harris Treaty
Opened japan to Christian missionaries
1820
First group of american missionaries went to Hawaii
How missionaries changed Hawaii:
- Translation & publication of Hawaiian bible
3. More people accepted Christ as Savior