Revival! By Chase Mesaros

It’s Happening! Revivalism during the early 19th century is often referred as the Second Great Awakening. Revivalism attempted to address the security of a person’s soul to God and reveal to them the good news that Jesus had rose from the dead to forgive their sins. The conditions that created this change was a strong movement of the Protestant form of Christianity that invoked a person’s free will to choose God or themselves.

Early Attempts Earlier reform attempts include the First Great Awakening More focused on doom and gloom The Cane Ridge Revival Led by Barton Stone

Solutions More inviting form of Christianity Focused on the spreading Protestant movement Individual chooses their own path Education Equality for all people, including African-Americans Goals were to go forth and create disciples Wanted to shake a nation

Important People Charles G Finney Informal style, more direct, less formal Studied law Aggressive Evangelism, equality for women and African-Americans Lyman Beecher Eventually agreed on social reform Against Catholics and Unitarians Believed in the Holy Trinity Lorenzo Dow Believed to have preached to over a million people Autobiography second best-selling book in the US Traveled over 10,000 miles

In Their Own Words…. “A revival may be expected when the christians have a spirit of prayer for a revival”... Charles G. Finney “No great advance has been made in science,politics, or religion without controversy” Lyman Beecher “You will be damned if you do, and you will be damned if you don’t” Lorenzo Dow

Societal Responses Society generally was swept up in the movement Evangelists drew large crowds The Bible became the number one bestseller Baptist, Mormon, and many other factions came to life Generally Accepted Some who opposed started their own factions Splintered the Protestant Whole Different versions of gospel Started talk on social reform Woman and African-Americans included

Achievements Converted Millions to Christ Bible became a bestseller Kick started more attention on social reform Many interpretations of Christianity Colleges were soon temples of prayer

Related To……. Abolitionist movement Educational Reform Civil War Manifest Destiny Westward Expansion Population Growth

Movements Today Billy Graham Crusades Bible study groups Small groups Azusa Pacific Revival

Significance Donald Scott, from the humanities center at Queens College stresses the Awakening as a social movement that brought about institutional order as all the religious sects sprang. The different institutions provided more voice among the lower tier in society and started social reform movements. Tony Cauchi suggests that the Revivalism sparked lawless places into God-fearing and welcome places that were completely renewed.

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