Great Awakening
Throughout the course of history, many different groups of people fled their homeland in search of religious freedom. Many of these peoples came to America seeking religious freedom. Two groups that sought this freedom in America were the Puritans and the Calvinists. Both of these religions had many leaders, but two stand out above the rest. They are Jonathan Edwards (Puritanism) and George Whitefield(Calvinism). These preachers led what is known as revivalism among the early colonists. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the impact of these preachers on American colonists, in respect to their own religions. Jonathan Edwards was an American theologian. He graduated from Yale at the age of 17 where he studied theology. He began preaching in 1722 in New York City, and became the colleague of his grandfather Solomon Stoddard in the ministry at Northhampton, Massachusetts. Edwards took conrol of the congregation in 1729. Some of Edwards trademarks are his forceful preaching, and powerful logic. These were admirable qualities in the Calvinist tradition (Hatch, 1988). These qualities were supported by his reading of Locke and Berkeley. Some of his favorite themes to discuss were predestination and the dependen . . .
He became known as the leader of the evangelical revival during the Great Awakening. Edwards changes his tone during the course of the sermon. It made Americans start to look at themselves as a unique culture that shared some kind of divine glory. John Wesley was the founder of English Methodism, which combined enthusiastic preaching with rules of behavior and disciplined "methods" of worship, such as specific prayers. This sermon described God's rising anger against the sinners in the congregation. Also, they must experience the saving grace of conversion, which will ensure them a place among the elect. Jonathan Edwards and the American Experience. He would later accept the presidency of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton, but would die in March 1758 of smallpox. Edwards speaking style was known to be quiet and restrained. Whitefield, like Edwards, used very dramatic ways of getting his messages across to the congregation. Whitefield usually spoke from memory rather than having a written sermon. George Whitefield was another famous preacher during the Great Awakening in the colonies. Churchmen and Philosophers:From Jonathan Edwards to John Dewey.
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