The The GREAT AWAKENING GREAT AWAKENING

& & The ENLIGHTENMENTThe ENLIGHTENMENT

Imagine you are asleep and Imagine you are asleep and then suddenly…..then suddenly…..

YOU’RE YOU’RE AWAKE!!!!!AWAKE!!!!!

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1. What does it mean when people say “wake up!” 1. What does it mean when people say “wake up!” when you’re already awake?when you’re already awake?

Soooooooo…………Soooooooo…………

2. Why is it more important to be awake 2. Why is it more important to be awake than asleep?than asleep?

3. Can we be “asleep” when we’re actually 3. Can we be “asleep” when we’re actually awake? awake?

(hint: the answer is “YES”, but what does (hint: the answer is “YES”, but what does this mean?)this mean?)

What was the Great Awakening?

The Great Awakening was a period of great revivalism that spread throughout the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. It deemphasized the importance of church doctrine and instead put a greater importance on the individual and their spiritual experience.

George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield

A Puritan Minster who used A Puritan Minster who used emotional sermons to reach emotional sermons to reach all classes of colonistsall classes of colonists

Preached that “good works” Preached that “good works” and “godly lives” would bring and “godly lives” would bring you salvationyou salvation

Gave sermons in open areas Gave sermons in open areas (revivals) to people who did (revivals) to people who did not generally attend churchnot generally attend church

Eventually large crowds Eventually large crowds gathered to hear himgathered to hear him

Definition of Theology:Definition of Theology:

4. (copy this down) Theology: The field of study and analysis of God; a learned profession requiring specialized training

5. So knowing this, what is a Theologian?

Look at this picture and think about Look at this picture and think about what you see……….what you see……….

What do you What do you see?see?

6. Describe what you see6. Describe what you see

7. Who do you think the 7. Who do you think the man is on the stage and man is on the stage and what do you think he’s what do you think he’s talking about?talking about?

8. What makes you think 8. What makes you think this?this?

9. What are the people in 9. What are the people in the audience doing?the audience doing?

10. Why do you think 10. Why do you think they’re reacting this way to they’re reacting this way to what the man is saying?what the man is saying?

Reasons for The Great Reasons for The Great AwakeningAwakening

11. People before this time felt that 11. People before this time felt that religion (mostly Puritan) was dry, dull religion (mostly Puritan) was dry, dull and distant. Why?and distant. Why?

12. Preachers started to feel that 12. Preachers started to feel that people needed to be concerned with people needed to be concerned with their inner emotions instead of their their inner emotions instead of their outward religious behavior. Why?outward religious behavior. Why?

13. People in New England started to 13. People in New England started to read and interpret the Bible on their read and interpret the Bible on their own. Is this a good or a bad thing? own. Is this a good or a bad thing? Why?Why?

Jonathan Edwards terrified listeners with his sermon Jonathan Edwards terrified listeners with his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. He was a Puritan “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. He was a Puritan

minster and theologian who was fascinated with science minster and theologian who was fascinated with science and questioned his own religious conversion.and questioned his own religious conversion.

SINNERS BEWARE!“The God that holds you over the Pit of Hell, much as one holds a Spider, or some loathsome Insect, over the Fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his Wrath towards you burns like Fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the Fire; he is of purer Eyes than to bear to have you in his Sight; you are ten Times so abominable in his Eyes, as the most hateful venomous Serpent is in ours.

O Sinner! Consider the fearful Danger you are in: ‘‘Tis a great Furnace of Wrath, a wide and bottomless Pit, full of the Fire of Wrath, that you are held over in the Hand of that God…..

Source: Jonathan Edwards , Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God... (Boston: Printed & sold by S. Kneeland & T. Green, 1741).

14. Why is this probably not the best way 14. Why is this probably not the best way to conduct a church sermon?to conduct a church sermon?

Sooooooo…….Sooooooo…….

How did that make you feel?How did that make you feel?

Are you excited to attend another church Are you excited to attend another church sermon just like this next week?sermon just like this next week?

Yeah…..I didn’t really think so……Yeah…..I didn’t really think so……

But wait….there’s more……But wait….there’s more……

““God may cast wicked men into God may cast wicked men into hell at any given moment…”hell at any given moment…” Excerpt from Sinners in the Hands of An Angry GodExcerpt from Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God

Jonathan Edwards was interrupted many times before Jonathan Edwards was interrupted many times before finishing the sermon by people moaning and crying out, finishing the sermon by people moaning and crying out, "What shall I do to be saved?“"What shall I do to be saved?“

This sermon is a great example of why the Great This sermon is a great example of why the Great Awakening was needed and necessary…..Can people Awakening was needed and necessary…..Can people really live like this? Do people WANT to live like this?really live like this? Do people WANT to live like this?

Outcomes of the Great Outcomes of the Great AwakeningAwakening

This was the birth of changes in This was the birth of changes in the colonies. People started to the colonies. People started to move away from Puritanism.move away from Puritanism.

New churches were built to New churches were built to accommodate new members.accommodate new members.

15. Why were there new church 15. Why were there new church members?members?

Colleges were founded to train Colleges were founded to train new ministers. new ministers.

16. Why are there new 16. Why are there new ministers and why would they ministers and why would they need training?need training?

Encouraged ideas of Encouraged ideas of equality among all equality among all people and gave the people and gave the right for people to right for people to challenge authoritychallenge authority

Birth of charity and Birth of charity and charitable organizations.charitable organizations.

17. Explain why you 17. Explain why you

think there probably think there probably weren’t any charities weren’t any charities before this time.before this time.

Along with The Great Along with The Great Awakening, we have……..Awakening, we have……..

The ENLIGHTENMENTThe ENLIGHTENMENT

The Enlightenment:The Enlightenment:18. What does it mean to be “Enlightened”?18. What does it mean to be “Enlightened”?

A movement in the 1700’s that A movement in the 1700’s that rejected traditional ways of life rejected traditional ways of life and looked for a more rational and and looked for a more rational and scientific way to explain the world scientific way to explain the world we live in. we live in.

19. What ruled “traditional” ways 19. What ruled “traditional” ways of life during colonial times?of life during colonial times?

There was an emphasis on the There was an emphasis on the sciences and reason to explain sciences and reason to explain things. things.

20. What kinds of explanations do 20. What kinds of explanations do you think they were looking for?you think they were looking for?

Enlightenment ArgumentsEnlightenment Arguments(Write down everything in (Write down everything in YELLOWYELLOW))

21. Generally we are 21. Generally we are good….. good…..

22. and it is our 22. and it is our environment that environment that influences us influences us

23. Use of science and 23. Use of science and reason can answer the reason can answer the mysteries of life mysteries of life

They can also answer They can also answer questions concerning questions concerning man and his government man and his government

Outcomes of the Outcomes of the EnlightenmentEnlightenment

24. 24. Great Great surge of surge of literacy literacy in the coloniesin the colonies

25. Newspapers and 25. Newspapers and book publications book publications increase increase

26. Churches AND 26. Churches AND schools are now the schools are now the center of new townscenter of new towns

27. What topics do you think people were 27. What topics do you think people were reading about as a result of The reading about as a result of The Enlightenment?Enlightenment?

28. How do you think this new interest in 28. How do you think this new interest in literacy changed the colonists and the literacy changed the colonists and the colonies?colonies?

Outcomes of the Outcomes of the EnlightenmentEnlightenment

People are born with natural People are born with natural rights. rights.

29. What ARE Natural Rights?29. What ARE Natural Rights?

Government has an obligation Government has an obligation to protect those natural rightsto protect those natural rights

Kings have no right to govern Kings have no right to govern people, people empower people, people empower government. government.

30. How is a president 30. How is a president different than a king?different than a king?

Before we go….finish this Before we go….finish this sentence…….sentence…….

I believe the time period of The I believe the time period of The Great Awakening and The Great Awakening and The Enlightenment was important Enlightenment was important because………..because………..

Yes……..Yes……..It’s the end….. It’s the end…..