1. Johnathan Edwards, and 2. George Whitefield.
Revivalism.
John Forbes of Course, Scotland, wrote the book that started the First Great Awakening. Important evangelists were Ebenezer Erskine of Aberdeen, John and Charles Wesley, John Fletcher, William Cowper, and Jonathan Edwards.
In America
The Great Awakening, also known as the first Great Awakening.
The Great Awakening (called by historians the "First Great Awakening") was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, and especially the American colonies
The Great Awakening (called by historians the "First Great Awakening") was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, and especially the American colonies
The Second Great Awakening built upon the core principles of the First Great Awakening, emphasizing personal salvation, emotional worship, and individual piety. However, it also introduced new elements such as a focus on social reform movements and missionary work. Overall, the Second Great Awakening can be seen as a continuation and expansion of the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening.
the first great awakening
The first great awakening of the US was in the1730s-1740s.
The Great Awakening (called by historians the "First Great Awakening") was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, and especially the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, leaving a permanent impact on American Protestantism.
The first great awakening was in 1730-1743.
The second after the First Great Awakening in the New England territory. It was the spread the religions from the eastern territory to the newly claimed western territory by the evangelists. It encouraged the citizens to focus in religion rather than in their useless business. The Second Great Awakening caused an intensity of anti-slavery movements and anti- Catholic movements as well. Despite that, there were restrictions in the North against free Blacks and a few states banned free Blacks from entering some states.