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The Great Awakening

The Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s was a religious revival in America that transformed religious practices. Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield preached that salvation came through faith in God, not good works, which contrasted with the tedious sermons of the time. The effects of the Awakening included the founding of new colleges like Princeton and Brown, the start of new denominations, and greatly increased membership and competition among churches. It was also the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people.

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The Great Awakening

The Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s was a religious revival in America that transformed religious practices. Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield preached that salvation came through faith in God, not good works, which contrasted with the tedious sermons of the time. The effects of the Awakening included the founding of new colleges like Princeton and Brown, the start of new denominations, and greatly increased membership and competition among churches. It was also the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people.

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The Great Awakening Sukhdip Singh

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Religion was less fervid in the early eighteenth century. Churchgoers increasingly complained about tedious, over erudite sermons. Some worshipers proclaimed that human beings were not necessarily predestined to damnation and might save themselves by good works. Churches started to assimilate that spiritual conversion was not necessary for church membership. The Great Awakening exploded in the 1730s and 1740s. Jonathan Eduards and George Whitefield gave America a different kind of enthusiastic type of preaching stating that through faith in God, not through doing good works, could one attain eternal salvation. The awakening left many lasting effects. It led to the founding of new light centers like Princeton, Brown, Rutgers, and Dartmouth. It also started many new denominations and greatly increased the numbers and the competitiveness of American churches. Perhaps most significant, the Great awakening was the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people.

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