The Great Awakening brought us many rebirths and traditions. Our ancestors provided us many traditions and norms. During this time, America went through a radical transformation. European settlers had moved to the United States and they brought their religious beliefs with them. The Great Awakening goes back to England; many people were starting to go against the Church of England because they believed that the church was starting to grow away from the actual meaning of God. Today I will discuss the impact the Great Awakening had with religion. I shall talk about the people’s beliefs, lifestyle, objections, and their journey. The Great Awakening was indeed a revival. People’s beliefs started to differ from the Church of England. They simply had different plans and viewpoints. The Church of England denied change, so the people decided to move so that they could practice their beliefs somewhere else. The Evangelicals believed that people were lost and trapped in sin, that they could find their salvation through God if the person wished to be saved. They believed that God offered salvation through grace and faith. Due to many people having different beliefs they decided to move to the United States to spread their word and their beliefs, also so that they could have the freedom of religion. Religious groups like the Methodists, Evangelicals, and Baptists were protestant groups that had their leaders lead the great revival so that they could practice the religion that they desired. Most of the people’s lifestyle during the Great Awakening made them more inspired and determined.
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Due to the great religious reform it made Americans want to make their society better, and fight for their rights. Before the Great Awakening, around the late 1700s, a lot of Americans were not really religious. Thanks to the Great Awakening they became more aware of religion and started to care more about God and their faith. “Also new religious groups emerged from the revivals due to disagreements with the already established faiths”. With every pro, there’s a con, some people simply did not agree with the Methodists or Baptists so they started to form new religious groups. Despite having rough ends here and there, the people became more religious and aware of religion itself. The objections against the Church of England plays a major role on the Great Awakening. As stated before, the British people did not have many options when it came to religion. It was either the Church of England or nothing. Some people of England started to lose faith in the Church of England because they felt like the church was missing something, it simply did not meet up to their standards or beliefs. Groups like the Methodists, Baptists and Quakers developed. They wished to rebel against the British, and practice their desired religion. During this great revival, most religious groups from Europe moved to the United States to practice their beliefs. The journey for people during the Great Awakening was not easy, but it was indeed efficient. People from places like England and Scotland decided to leave everything behind in their homeland to follow their religious freedom. Most of them decided to migrate for the freedom itself, others did it because they would get mocked, so they wanted to go somewhere new where they could be taken serious and appreciated for their works and beliefs. Some people out of disagreement would give the …show more content…
“…this new religious movement contained within itself a "powerful egalitarian impulse"”. The Great Awakening provided a revival and freedom to reformed Evangelicals. The revivalist’s messages were stated straightforward. They mainly focused on the outlines of the Christian message. With the second Great Awakening they developed a style that was more emotional and less intellectual. Evangelicals started to distinguish themselves as fundamentalists. “. A "defining characteristic of early evangelicalism," Kidd notes, was its "tendency to take ethnic and racial boundaries lightly" (30). This tendency manifested itself in George Whitefield's ministry to slaves in Georgia”. The Evangelicals came with a dream and they managed to prosper. They believe that people are lost, trapped in sin, without any hope saving themselves, but, they can reach salvation by accepting God’s free offer of salvation through grace and
Due to the great religious reform it made Americans want to make their society better, and fight for their rights. Before the Great Awakening, around the late 1700s, a lot of Americans were not really religious. Thanks to the Great Awakening they became more aware of religion and started to care more about God and their faith. “Also new religious groups emerged from the revivals due to disagreements with the already established faiths”. With every pro, there’s a con, some people simply did not agree with the Methodists or Baptists so they started to form new religious groups. Despite having rough ends here and there, the people became more religious and aware of religion itself. The objections against the Church of England plays a major role on the Great Awakening. As stated before, the British people did not have many options when it came to religion. It was either the Church of England or nothing. Some people of England started to lose faith in the Church of England because they felt like the church was missing something, it simply did not meet up to their standards or beliefs. Groups like the Methodists, Baptists and Quakers developed. They wished to rebel against the British, and practice their desired religion. During this great revival, most religious groups from Europe moved to the United States to practice their beliefs. The journey for people during the Great Awakening was not easy, but it was indeed efficient. People from places like England and Scotland decided to leave everything behind in their homeland to follow their religious freedom. Most of them decided to migrate for the freedom itself, others did it because they would get mocked, so they wanted to go somewhere new where they could be taken serious and appreciated for their works and beliefs. Some people out of disagreement would give the …show more content…
“…this new religious movement contained within itself a "powerful egalitarian impulse"”. The Great Awakening provided a revival and freedom to reformed Evangelicals. The revivalist’s messages were stated straightforward. They mainly focused on the outlines of the Christian message. With the second Great Awakening they developed a style that was more emotional and less intellectual. Evangelicals started to distinguish themselves as fundamentalists. “. A "defining characteristic of early evangelicalism," Kidd notes, was its "tendency to take ethnic and racial boundaries lightly" (30). This tendency manifested itself in George Whitefield's ministry to slaves in Georgia”. The Evangelicals came with a dream and they managed to prosper. They believe that people are lost, trapped in sin, without any hope saving themselves, but, they can reach salvation by accepting God’s free offer of salvation through grace and