6. ENLIGHTENMENT
LATE 17TH TO EARLY 18TH CENTURIES
*THE PERIOD IS
CHARACTERIZED BY A
BELIEF IN HUMAN
THINKING, SCIENCE,
AND REASONING
*THEY ENCOURAGED
PEOPLE TO GET AWAY
FROM A GOD CENTERED
LIFE
7. ENLIGHTENMENT
*MAN WAS BORN WITH “NATURAL RIGHTS” GIVEN
BY NATURE
*SCIENCE HAD THE ANSWERS TO MAN’S
QUESTIONS AND THEY DIDN’T NEED TO BLINDLY
BELIEVE IN A FAITH OR GOD
*PEOPLE STARTED TO QUESTION THE AUTHORITY
OF THE CHURCH AND THE KING (HE IS JUST A MAN)
9. THE GREAT AWAKENING
*PEOPLE WERE TOO INVOLVED WITH WORK AND
WEALTH.
*PROTESTANT PREACHERS WANTED PEOPLE TO
PUT A FOCUS BACK ON RELIGION.
*THEY ALSO WANTED RELIGION TO BE MORE
ABOUT EMOTIONS AND THEY WANTED TO
ENGAGE THEIR PARISHIONERS HEARTS AND
MINDS
10. BEFORE THE GREAT AWAKENING
IN THE PAST, PREACHERS TOLD
PEOPLE WHAT TO BELIEVE AND WHAT
TO THINK.
MOST CHURCH LEADERS WERE
EDUCATED AND FROM WEALTHY
FAMILIES.
THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE ON A
DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN THEIR
PARISHIONERS -THE GREAT
AWAKENING CHANGED THAT
11. LEADERS OF THE GREAT
AWAKENING (NEW LIGHTS)
JONATHAN EDWARDS
I BELIEVE THAT MAN SHOULD HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD AND BE COMMITTED TO A LIFE FOR GOD.
MAN IS FLAWED BUT CAN BE SAVED.
P.S I ALSO BELIEVE IN WOMEN’S RIGHTS!
12. LEADERS OF THE GREAT
AWAKENING (NEW LIGHTS)
GEORGE WHITEFIELD
THERE SHOULDN’T BE WALLS BETWEEN
A CONGREGATION AND ITS PEOPLE.
PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
QUESTION AUTHORITY!
13. THE GREAT AWAKENINGTHE GREAT AWAKENING:
1. INCREASES INTEREST IN
RELIGION AND DEDICATION TO
RELIGION
2. TEACHES PEOPLE TO QUESTION
AUTHORITY {REVOLUTION!}
3. CREATES MORE SCHOOLS AND
UNIVERSITIES
4.CREATES NEW RELIGIONS
(METHODISTS, BAPTISTS)
5. SPREADS RELIGION TO THE
SLAVE POPULATION
6. SPREADS RELIGIOUS
TOLERANCE
