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American History Lecture Two (view source)
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, 17:43, January 5, 2020→1730-1740: The Great Awakening: John Wesley was another famous traveling preacher. He founded "methodism" at this time, which was an attempt at revivalism within the Anglican Church, and supposedly rode 250,000 miles on horseback to evangelize. He
In the 1730s and 1740s, a marvelous spiritual revival known as the "Great Awakening" swept the colonies. A [[Christian]] fervor spread throughout, helping to bring the colonies closer together in terms of beliefs, customs and practices. Led by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, this was called "New Light" revivalism to distinguish it from the spiritualism of the 1600s.
In the 1730s and 1740s, a marvelous spiritual revival known as the "Great Awakening" swept the colonies. A [[Christian]] fervor spread throughout, helping to bring the colonies closer together in terms of beliefs, customs and practices. Led by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, this was called "New Light" revivalism to distinguish it from the spiritualism of the 1600s.
John Wesley was another famous traveling preacher. He founded "methodism" at this time, which was an attempt at revivalism within the Anglican Church, and he supposedly rode 250,000 miles on horseback to evangelize. He visited the colonies and laid the foundation for what became the Methodist Church in America after the Revolutionary War caused many to leave the Anglican Church, as it was under the authority of the King of England.
Jonathan Edwards was a brilliant man who graduated valedictorian at age 17 from [[Yale University]]. (Harvard was founded in 1636; the College of William & Mary in 1693; Yale in 1701; and Princeton, initially called the College of New Jersey, in 1746)). As Edwards grew older, he developed a sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." It was so powerful that it moved listeners to tearfully repent simply upon hearing it, and it remains the most prominently cited example of "fire-and-brimstone" preaching. Ironically he had a grandson who was the opposite of him: Aaron Burr, who became notorious in 1804 for murdering Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Jonathan Edwards was a brilliant man who graduated valedictorian at age 17 from [[Yale University]]. (Harvard was founded in 1636; the College of William & Mary in 1693; Yale in 1701; and Princeton, initially called the College of New Jersey, in 1746)). As Edwards grew older, he developed a sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." It was so powerful that it moved listeners to tearfully repent simply upon hearing it, and it remains the most prominently cited example of "fire-and-brimstone" preaching. Ironically he had a grandson who was the opposite of him: Aaron Burr, who became notorious in 1804 for murdering Alexander Hamilton in a duel.