2. Can you recall from our first set of notes…

3. What is an orator?

4. What do you think makes a good orator?

5.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaYAFN6MZT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaYAFN6MZT4

6.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiskE1Jsr6A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiskE1Jsr6A

8.  To entertain  To inform  To persuade

9.  1703-1758  Born in Connecticut  Preached to his playmates

10.  Graduated from Yale at 17…as valedictorian!  Earned a master’s in theology;  Began preaching career as assistant to his grandfather – the pastor of one of the largest and wealthiest Puritan congregations.

11.  Became pastor upon his grandfather’s death;  His sermons sparked religious zeal and conversions…often in a frenzied atmosphere;  Leader of the Great Awakening, a religious revival of the 1730s and 1740s

12.  Denounced people by name whom he considered sinners;  Disciplined members for reading what he considered inappropriate books;  Views and opinions were very severe.

13.  Dismissed as pastor;  Preached to Native Americans;  Eventually became president of the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University);  Wrote one of the most famous American theological works;  Preached until his death in 1758.

14. “…said to have caused listeners to rise from their seats in a state of hysteria, demonstrating Edwards’ tremendous powers of persuasion and capturing the religious fervor of the Great Awakening.”

15.  From “Cold Comfort Farm” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5e vsxRdkJw

16.  Is your preacher, priest, rabbi or leader speaking to you like that??

17.  If not, do you understand why a Puritan preacher would speak this way to his congregation?