The Great Awakening Flashcards
What was the period of time where belief in religion dropped and people tried to bring people back into religion?
The Great Awakening
What were the ideas of a European philosophical movement called which emphasized rationalism (using science and logic to think)?
The Enlightenment
Who was one of the chief fathers of The Enlightenment?
Jonathan Edwards
Who wrote the lecture “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
Jonathan Edwards
Who was a minister from England, and preached over 5000 miles in the colonies 350 times in one year?
George Whitefield
What were the ideas of the Enlightment
Ideas of the ____________
- people were born sinners
- sin without salvation= go to hell
- saved if you seek forgiveness from god
- all people have a direct relationship with god
Who was a minister in Boston, opposed the enlightenment, and stuck to traditional ways?
Charles Chauncy
What were the “old lights” and the “new lights”?
Old lights: people who stuck with traditional ways
New lights: people who followed the enlightment
What was the Second Great Awakening?
It was the same thing but less effective. It lead to the development of colleges, religious schools, and mission societies.
