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Effects of the Effects of the Age of ReasonAge of Reason
Aim: How did the ideas of the Aim: How did the ideas of the Enlightenment and the Great Enlightenment and the Great Awakening affect 19Awakening affect 19thth century century
Americans?Americans?
George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield Puritan Minster who used Puritan Minster who used
raw emotional sermons to raw emotional sermons to reach all classes of colonistsreach all classes of colonists
Preached that “good works” Preached that “good works” and “godly lives” would bring and “godly lives” would bring you salvationyou salvation
Forced to give sermons in Forced to give sermons in open areas (revivals)open areas (revivals)
*Read The Preacher and the Printer *Read The Preacher and the Printer and answer questions in groupsand answer questions in groups
Jonathan Edwards a Puritan Minster terrified Jonathan Edwards a Puritan Minster terrified listeners with his sermon “Sinners in the listeners with his sermon “Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God”Hands of an Angry God”
Read Jonathan Edwards Paints the Horrors of Hell and Answer the Questions
The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment A movement in the 1700’s A movement in the 1700’s
that rejected traditional ways that rejected traditional ways of life and looked for a more of life and looked for a more rational and scientific way to rational and scientific way to explain the world we live inexplain the world we live in
It was an emphasis on the It was an emphasis on the sciences and reason to sciences and reason to explain thingsexplain things
Two of the most influential Two of the most influential philosophers of the philosophers of the Enlightenment were Isaac Enlightenment were Isaac Newton and John LockeNewton and John Locke
Enlightenment ArgumentsEnlightenment Arguments
Generally we are good Generally we are good and it our environment and it our environment that influences usthat influences us
The use of science and The use of science and reason could answer life’s reason could answer life’s mysteriesmysteries
Science and reason could Science and reason could also answer man’s also answer man’s questions concerning questions concerning government and himselfgovernment and himself
John Locke
Outcomes of the Outcomes of the EnlightenmentEnlightenment
Great surge of literacy Great surge of literacy in the coloniesin the colonies
Newspapers and book Newspapers and book publications increase publications increase
Schools are Schools are synonymous with new synonymous with new towns and villagestowns and villages
Deism, God is the Deism, God is the great clock makergreat clock maker
Outcomes of the Outcomes of the EnlightenmentEnlightenment
People are born with People are born with natural rightsnatural rights
Government has an Government has an obligation to protect obligation to protect those natural rightsthose natural rights
Kings have no right to Kings have no right to govern people, govern people, people empower people empower governmentgovernment
The Great Awakening 1739-1760 gave The Great Awakening 1739-1760 gave colonists a shared national religious colonists a shared national religious
experienceexperience
Reasons for The Great Reasons for The Great AwakeningAwakening
People felt that religion was People felt that religion was dry, dull and distantdry, dull and distant
Preachers felt that people Preachers felt that people needed to be concerned with needed to be concerned with inner emotions as opposed inner emotions as opposed to outward religious behaviorto outward religious behavior
People in New England can People in New England can read and interrupt the Bible read and interrupt the Bible on their ownon their own
Leaders of Leaders of The Great AwakeningThe Great Awakening
Leaders emphasized Leaders emphasized the emotional aspects the emotional aspects of religion, rather than of religion, rather than the intellectualthe intellectual
William TennentWilliam Tennent Presbyterian Presbyterian
Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards Congregationalist Congregationalist
George Whitefield George Whitefield Anglican - MethodistAnglican - Methodist
William Tennant
Outcomes of the Great Outcomes of the Great AwakeningAwakening
Birth of deep religious Birth of deep religious convictions in the convictions in the coloniescolonies
New churches built to New churches built to accommodate new accommodate new membersmembers
Colleges founded Colleges founded found to train new found to train new ministersministers