Semester II, Week 07: Awakenings and Revivals

The Great Awakenings were a reaction to the rational, intellectual, heady faith that was emerging in Europe during the Age of Enlightenment. It sought to reconnect and re-affirm the place of emotion in self-authenticating religious experiences. Revivalism in America sparked a debate over the answer to this question: What must I do to be saved?

Teacher's Guide

Lecture Recording (1:21:08; 74.2 MB)

Additional Resources

The Great Awakening - 1

The Great Awakening - 2

The First Great Awakening

Religious Transformation 

Puritanism/Predestination 

Whitefield - Timeline and Biography

Open air preaching 

Opposing Views - Old/New Lights 

Whitefield/Wesley split  - 1

Whitefield/Wesley split  - 2

Edwards versus Chauncy

John Wesley Almost Marries Grace Murray