Puritanism – Great Awakening -

Enlightenment

Puritans

All powerful

Some chosen for salvation

(the “elect”)

Great Awakening

God open to all who appeal

Enlightenment

God as “watchmaker”,

set rational order of universe

PuritansPuritans

To prove you To prove you are one of the are one of the

“elect”“elect”

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To seek To seek God’s grace God’s grace

through through emotional emotional

appealappeal

Enlightenment

To improve To improve humanity & humanity &

societysociety

Puritans

Legally required to

attend services

Enlightenment

Church not necessary

Great Awakening

Organized Organized church not church not necessarynecessary

Puritans

Literacy necessary to read Bible

(Old Deluder Satan law)

Ministers needed

higher ed. (Harvard)

Great Awakening

Education for life skills, not necessary for

religion or ministry

Enlightenment

Needed to help perfect

society

Puritans

Elite ruled church and

state

Great Awakening

more democratic churches

Carried over to civil life

Enlightenment

EliteElite

leadership BUT all have a role in ensuring against oppressive govt.

Puritans

All are responsible for needs of

the community

Great Awakening

conversion of all would better

society

Enlightenment

individuals should seek to perfect society