Horatio's Understanding of the Great Awakening

Horatio's Understanding of the Great Awakening

1. Religious movement

   • trying to bring back religious feelings

2. A couple travelling preachers

   • including George Whitefield
     • toured colonies, attracted many people
     • gave big, open sermons
   • worried that people were becoming less religious
   • gave sermons
     • E.g. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
       • By Jonathan Edwards
     • [sometimes?] outside
       • "camp meeting"/"revival"
       • one preacher, a whole bunch of people

3. Individualistic approach to faith

   • no pastor necessary

4. Took place in diverse religious landscape

   • Anglicans in the South
     • Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas
   • Congregationalists in the North
     • Puritans in New England
   • Other groups elsewhere

5. Colonists react positively.

   • "start getting back into religion"

6. Uncertain of impact or global context

   • "Does it have anything to do with American culture?"
   • "[In Europe?] Shoot... um..."