Unit 4, Lesson 4

THE GREAT AWAKENING

UNIT 4, LESSON 4BY: MR. CASEY

AGENDA

VOCABULARYTHE ENLIGHTENMENT THE GREAT AWAKENING

PREACHER

(NOUN) A PERSON WHO GIVES SPEECHES ABOUT RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS

REVIVAL

(NOUN) A SERIES OF MEETINGS; MANY TIMES RELIGIOUS

PARISHIONER

(NOUN) A MEMBER OF A PARTICULAR PARISH OR CHURCH

ENLIGHTENMENTLATE 17TH TO EARLY 18TH CENTURIES

*THE PERIOD IS CHARACTERIZED BY A BELIEF IN HUMAN THINKING, SCIENCE, AND REASONING

*THEY ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO GET AWAY FROM A GOD CENTERED LIFE

ENLIGHTENMENT

*MAN WAS BORN WITH “NATURAL RIGHTS” GIVEN BY NATURE

*SCIENCE HAD THE ANSWERS TO MAN’S QUESTIONS AND THEY DIDN’T NEED TO BLINDLY BELIEVE IN A FAITH OR GOD

*PEOPLE STARTED TO QUESTION THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH AND THE KING (HE IS JUST A MAN)

ENLIGHTENMENTINTELLECTUALS & SCHOLARS

NEWTON

COPERNICUS

GALILEO

THE GREAT AWAKENING*PEOPLE WERE TOO INVOLVED WITH WORK AND WEALTH.

*PROTESTANT PREACHERS WANTED PEOPLE TO PUT A FOCUS BACK ON RELIGION.

*THEY ALSO WANTED RELIGION TO BE MORE ABOUT EMOTIONS AND THEY WANTED TO ENGAGE THEIR PARISHIONERS HEARTS AND MINDS

BEFORE THE GREAT AWAKENINGIN THE PAST, PREACHERS TOLD PEOPLE WHAT TO BELIEVE AND WHAT TO THINK. MOST CHURCH LEADERS WERE EDUCATED AND FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES. THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN THEIR PARISHIONERS -THE GREAT AWAKENING CHANGED THAT

LEADERS OF THE GREAT AWAKENING (NEW LIGHTS)

JONATHAN EDWARDS

GEORGE WHITEFIELD

I BELIEVE THAT MAN SHOULD HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND BE COMMITTED TO A LIFE FOR

GOD. MAN IS FLAWED BUT CAN BE SAVED.

P.S I ALSO BELIEVE IN WOMEN’S RIGHTS!

THERE SHOULDN’T BE WALLS BETWEEN A CONGREGATION AND ITS

PEOPLE. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO QUESTION AUTHORITY!

...UNFORTUNATELY, I AM STILL PROSLAVERY!

THE GREAT AWAKENINGTHE GREAT AWAKENING:1. INCREASES INTEREST IN RELIGION AND DEDICATION TO RELIGION2. TEACHES PEOPLE TO QUESTION AUTHORITY {REVOLUTION!}3. CREATES MORE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES4.CREATES NEW RELIGIONS (METHODISTS, BAPTISTS)5. SPREADS RELIGION TO THE SLAVE POPULATION6. SPREADS RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE