The Great Awakening Flashcards

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What was the period of time where belief in religion dropped and people tried to bring people back into religion?

A

The Great Awakening

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What were the ideas of a European philosophical movement called which emphasized rationalism (using science and logic to think)?

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The Enlightenment

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Who was one of the chief fathers of The Enlightenment?

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Jonathan Edwards

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Who wrote the lecture “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?

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Jonathan Edwards

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Who was a minister from England, and preached over 5000 miles in the colonies 350 times in one year?

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George Whitefield

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What were the ideas of the Enlightment

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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
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Who was a minister in Boston, opposed the enlightenment, and stuck to traditional ways?

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Charles Chauncy

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What were the “old lights” and the “new lights”?

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Old lights: people who stuck with traditional ways

New lights: people who followed the enlightment

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What was the Second Great Awakening?

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It was the same thing but less effective. It lead to the development of colleges, religious schools, and mission societies.

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