First Great Awakening

apologists of all time. His life, works, and sermons inspired other leaders to spread the gospel message and brought about life-altering revivals and conversions in those he reached. The first Great Awakening, forerunner to the American Revolution and Protestant missionary expansion,

founding fathers (unnamed) of the AG saw this revival and decided to organize it, hoping to create doctrinal stability. They formed the first General Council, working to promote doctrinal stability and missions. The first elected officials of the General Council were Eudorus N. Bell as the chairman and J. Roswell Flower as the secretary. Flower also became the first executive presbytery. In the later half of the 19th century,

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is widely recognized as one of America’s most profound Theologians. Some might even consider him the master of Puritan revival, since he was the leader of the Great Awakening. During his time he was a devout Calvinist who had the power of single-handedly keeping the Puritan faith strong for over twenty-five years, by using vivid imagery to provoke his audience. Edward's dialect was exquisitely influential and yet wielded with class and ease. This essay argues that

The Age of Reason, also known as the Enlightenment, sparked an interest in many people around the world. People of all ages began to explore the intellectual aspects of the world that may have been overlooked previously. People began to rationalize the natural world and the society they lived in. Many ancient views were challenged, such as, the exact object at the center of the solar system. For example, Nicolaus Copernicus, in 1533 made the revelation that the center of the solar system was, in

keep him from engaging with his audience instead of a physical barrier that stood between him and his audience members. In 1739 Whitefield returned to tour around the American colonies. Whitefield sailed to the “New World” and his first stop was Philadelphia.

Jonathan Edwards: A Great Shepherd of Early Colonial Theology and Revivalism Jonathan Edwards (1703-1759) played a historical part in American Christianity as we know it today. He was a notorious religious figure during a time when Congregationalists were determined to adhere to the religious styles of old. His intellectual and theological reason, along with his fervent zeal fueled by the Holy Spirit, makes him one of the greatest evangelistic preachers and apologists of all time. His life,

Minna Autry Mrs. Nicki Brewer American Literature 20 November 2015 Title Jonathan Edwards was one of the most famed evangelical preachers in the Age of the Great Awakening. He is best known for his most impactful sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Edwards preached with fury and conviction of the All Great our God. He preached for the wanderers; those lost in their spiritual belief. Edwards uses a wide variety of figurative language and rhetorical techniques to urge unregenerate Christians

He was a man whose very words struck fear into the hearts of his listeners. Acknowledged as one of the most powerful religious speakers of the era, he spearheaded the Great Awakening. “This was a time when the intense fervor of the first Puritans had subsided somewhat” (Heyrmen 1) due to a resurgence of religious zeal (Stein 1) in colonists through faith rather than predestination. Jonathan Edwards however sought to arouse the religious intensity of the colonists (Edwards 1) through his preaching

people and he impacted many lives despite the monotone he used when delivering his sermon. He had a strong desire to revert back to the old strict puritan ways of living, and took part in leading a spiritual revival called the Great Awakening.

During the mid 19th century,there was the awakening of the Antebellum era. During such era, reform movements such as religious reforms, social reforms, and education reforms, expanded democratic ideals and eventually even went against the government and other existing beliefs during that time period. They would express democratic ideals publicly, through scold speaking, visuals, and documents. Religious reformers strived to spread their beliefs through public speaking, which can be very persuasive