First Great Awakening

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    Before the Great Awakening, Theodorus Frelinghuysen, a German pastor’s son, born on November 6, 1692 in Lingen, Germany answered the call to theology. After Frelinghuysen’s education at the University of Lingen and ordination in 1717, he accepted his first pastoral commitment at Emden, then another one at East-Friesland before accepting a sub-rectorship position./At that time, his doctrine ascribed to living a Godly confessional style of piousness with heart, mind, and soul regarding the law, realizing

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    The Great Awakening was an event that occurred in the early 18th century characterized by fervent and enthusiastic worship in a series of revivals that spread throughout the American colonies. This event was noted for the growth of the Christian church and the promotion of traditional Puritan views on the issues of election and salvation. The success of the Great Awakening rests in the pluralistic, ecumenical, and sociological efforts of men from various theological backgrounds, yet espousing a

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    of the Great Awakenings, both the first and second with each stimulating innovative ideas and motivating America’s population in large numbers. Each of the Great Awakenings experienced some success and disappointments, but overall paved the way for developing and executing much needed reforms. From their inception, the Great Awakenings thrived across America and is apparent that the impact stood remarkable for its time which resulted in many significant reforms. The First Great Awakening during

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    The First Great Awakening (c. 1735-1743) was the development of a religious revival which was heavily influenced by Calvinist ideals. It was centered around the American Revolution which was primary focused around the thirteen colonies in which an evangelical Protestant revivalist wave took the colonies by hold. With this, preachers like George Whitefield, an itinerant preacher, and Jonathan Edwards, father of the Great Awakening, began to preach to large bodies of people; spreading their beliefs

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    The Second Great Awakening was a religious movement that took place in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Around the same time, the concepts of Jacksonian democracy was becoming increasingly more well known. This idea stressed the importance of the common individual. It focused on the ordinary people and what they thought about government. Jacksonian democracy also clarified that slavery is an issue. Religiously, The Second Great Awakening strongly The religious concept of earning

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    the different rolls women participated in to influence change in America. The Second “Great Awakening” of the 1790’s, brought change to the New World. “inspired by the economic progress and democratic spirit of the age and by the religious optimism of the Second Great Awakening, believed that they could improve their personal lives and society as a whole” (Henretta et al, America 321). The Second “Great Awakening” created an environment in which denominations came together in cooperation. Religious

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    “The Great Awakening” A revitalization of religious piety that swept through American colonies during the 1730-1770 was known as the Great Awakening. Christian life was of real importance to the North American colonists. And yet, during the eighteenth century, the Great Awakening can be described in several areas of religious revivals history. This was a schism that was made more acute by the enormous Pietistic wave. While reviewing the Great Awakening, if understanding correctly, it focuses

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    Religious writing had a substantial impact on Puritans during the Great Awakening. To give a definition to these writings, they were called “sermons.” The author who stood out the most and who was treated almost as a guide by people was named Jonathan Edwards. He was surrounded by religion the moment he was born, and used the knowledge he gained as he grew to inspire the mass of people. His sermons gave people meaning in life and persuaded people to stray away from being a sinner and to become one

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    Although many people moved to the colonies for religious freedom, it was not long before the morals began to loosen and religious expectations became a small, unimportant sector of everyday life. As the first and second generations of colonists began to age and eventually die off, the upcoming population gave into temptations of the world and were soon far away from the hand of God. When the separatists made the trip overseas to the new world, they embarked on the dangerous journey in sight of

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    The First Great Awakening in the British Colonies found its way across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe around 1730-1740s, and it had a profound impact on the course of the colonies, especially during the latter half of the Eighteenth Century, as they became independent from King George III’s tyranny. The Great Awakening was a movement rooted in spiritual growth in which it brought a new national identity that swept through the Puritans in Colonial America. Certain Puritans at time began to disassociate

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