17. Resource Pages

20. #1 – Jonathan Edwards Edwards became the most famous preacher of the First Great Awakening. Like other preachers, he used emotion to persuade his audience. He believed that in order to be saved by God you must feel your sinfulness, then feel God’s love for you. His most famous sermon was called, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Create a Level 1 Questions about Edwards.

21. #2 – George Whitefield Whitefield was a preacher from England during the First Great Awakening. Between 1738 and 1769 Whitefield took seven journeys to the American colonies. Whitefield was known for giving emotional sermons that would bring people to tears. Create a Level 2 Questions about Whitefield.

22. #3 – Charles Grandison Finney Finney was a preacher during the Second Great Awakening. Finney stressed that people must improve themselves and their society. Finney was involved the anti- slavery movement. During his sermons, Finney would often condemn slavery. Create a Level 3 Questions about Finney.

23. #4 – Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson was a former minister during the Second Great Awakening. Emerson developed a philosophy called transcendentalism. Transcendentalists believed that truth can be found in nature and in a person’s own emotions. Create a Level 1 Questions about Emerson.