THE GREAT AWAKENING (1 gen 1720 anni – 1 gen 1745 anni)

Descrizione:

The great religious revival (swept through colonies)

New Light Clergy - preachers who mourned the loss of faith

Pietism - emphasis on using heart over head

Important Figures:
- Jonathan Edwards: a preacher who combined enlightenment ideas with religious fervor

- George Whitfield: a very popular preacher who spread his ideas of methodist revival throughout the colonies.

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