The Great Awakening is a historical event that happened in 1740 to 1742. According to the author, Edwin Gaustad, this was “perhaps the most profound religious revival in the history of the New World.” Gaustad was born in Rowley, Iowa on November 14, 1923 and died at the age of 87 on March 25, 2011. He studied at Baylor and Brown University, and became a Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside. Gaustad published several books in the span of his life, but the one in reference here is The Great Awakening in New England, published in 1957, that was published by Harper & Brothers originally, and has been reprinted in paperback version that I am reviewing, in 1968 by Quadrangle Books, Inc. Gaustad produced this work based
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In the 1730s, John Edwards started a revival that caused a reaction to spread through America, and eventually through Europe. It all started after an earthquake on Sunday, October 27, 1727. It gave men of God a reason to preach their sermon to everyone about how God is punishing them for sinning. More than just John Edwards preached, but his was the most profound. In chapter 3, The Grand Itinerants, is about three dramatically prestigious figures, George Whitefield, Gilbert Tennent, and James Davenport. The most significant one of the three is George Whitefield. He was known as the most admired and famous public speaker, for the way that he would stand in front of a crowd, preach to them of the way of God, how they were all sinners and needed to redeem themselves, and raising money for an orphanage in Georgia. In chapter 4, The Flood, 1741-1742, it speaks about how the sermons of Edwards, Whitefield, Tennent, and Davenport, flooded through the colonies and changed the life and ways of many, including the churches. The Great Awakening became a social phenomenon in rural areas, and was a step in a movement that culminates in the American Revolution (pp.43). It goes on to talk about how preachers from all around would come together to tour with others outside of their church in the …show more content…
It started to decline because peace, discipline, and government were making people in the churches go bad (pp.62). Throughout this chapter, I still didn’t understand what EBB stood for. I even read over every page that had the letters EBB on them. Is it a name, or an acronym? Eventually, the participants of the Great Awakening were one by one kicked out of the colonies because they were now seen as threats to the church and society. The Great Awakening ended in 1743. In chapter 6, Cascades: Chauncy and Edwards, talks about how Edwards and Chauncy were the two that answered more harshly to the aftermath. It talks about how Edwards follows the theory that reason was to be boldly used, while Chauncy believed in common sense and natural philosophy (pp.83). It goes on to talk about how the bible needs to be followed, and we shouldn’t allow anything to hinder that. If you do sin then there is no coming back, unless mixed with truth and redemption. Chapter 7, Institutional Effects of the Great Awakening, talks about how even though the Great Awakening is over, it still is found in different aspects of life. Religion became the center of conversation for many, which drew more people in, including the Indians from 1741 to 1744 (pp.104). As you continue to read, it states the “rules and regulations” of the Christian church. In 1758, the Calvinist were
In the 1730s, John Edwards started a revival that caused a reaction to spread through America, and eventually through Europe. It all started after an earthquake on Sunday, October 27, 1727. It gave men of God a reason to preach their sermon to everyone about how God is punishing them for sinning. More than just John Edwards preached, but his was the most profound. In chapter 3, The Grand Itinerants, is about three dramatically prestigious figures, George Whitefield, Gilbert Tennent, and James Davenport. The most significant one of the three is George Whitefield. He was known as the most admired and famous public speaker, for the way that he would stand in front of a crowd, preach to them of the way of God, how they were all sinners and needed to redeem themselves, and raising money for an orphanage in Georgia. In chapter 4, The Flood, 1741-1742, it speaks about how the sermons of Edwards, Whitefield, Tennent, and Davenport, flooded through the colonies and changed the life and ways of many, including the churches. The Great Awakening became a social phenomenon in rural areas, and was a step in a movement that culminates in the American Revolution (pp.43). It goes on to talk about how preachers from all around would come together to tour with others outside of their church in the …show more content…
It started to decline because peace, discipline, and government were making people in the churches go bad (pp.62). Throughout this chapter, I still didn’t understand what EBB stood for. I even read over every page that had the letters EBB on them. Is it a name, or an acronym? Eventually, the participants of the Great Awakening were one by one kicked out of the colonies because they were now seen as threats to the church and society. The Great Awakening ended in 1743. In chapter 6, Cascades: Chauncy and Edwards, talks about how Edwards and Chauncy were the two that answered more harshly to the aftermath. It talks about how Edwards follows the theory that reason was to be boldly used, while Chauncy believed in common sense and natural philosophy (pp.83). It goes on to talk about how the bible needs to be followed, and we shouldn’t allow anything to hinder that. If you do sin then there is no coming back, unless mixed with truth and redemption. Chapter 7, Institutional Effects of the Great Awakening, talks about how even though the Great Awakening is over, it still is found in different aspects of life. Religion became the center of conversation for many, which drew more people in, including the Indians from 1741 to 1744 (pp.104). As you continue to read, it states the “rules and regulations” of the Christian church. In 1758, the Calvinist were