Unlike Edwards who was from America, Whitefield began as a field minister for the Anglican Church in England before coming to the colonies. He toured the major cities in America and was believed to have converted ten percent of the people in the colonies. His influence reached a wider crowd because of his travels between Great Britain and America, while Edwards influence was concentrated in America. While Edwards was credited with starting the Great Awakening, Whitefield was the one who brought it together. Whitefield’s followers were far more devoted to this new take on emotion in religion. These New Lights, or people converted during the revivals, split from the churches of the Old Lights, those not converted. The Great Awakening simultaneously brought people together and pulled them
Unlike Edwards who was from America, Whitefield began as a field minister for the Anglican Church in England before coming to the colonies. He toured the major cities in America and was believed to have converted ten percent of the people in the colonies. His influence reached a wider crowd because of his travels between Great Britain and America, while Edwards influence was concentrated in America. While Edwards was credited with starting the Great Awakening, Whitefield was the one who brought it together. Whitefield’s followers were far more devoted to this new take on emotion in religion. These New Lights, or people converted during the revivals, split from the churches of the Old Lights, those not converted. The Great Awakening simultaneously brought people together and pulled them