Religious camp meetings in the early 1800s served as a revivalist movement to bring people together for spiritual renewal and conversion. They provided a platform for preaching, singing, prayer, and emotional experiences to revitalize the faith of participants and attract new converts. These meetings played a significant role in the spread of evangelical Christianity across the United States during this period.
Revivals
Revivals
speak at public meetings
Transcendentalism was the religious and philosophical movement in the U.S. in the early to middle-1800's. It developed in the 1820's and was a protest against the state of spirituality.
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P. S has written: 'Dolefull nevves from Ireland' -- subject(s): Sources, Early works to 1800, History 'A vindication of conformity to the liturgy of the Church of England' -- subject(s): Church of England, Dissenters, Religious, Doctrines, Early works to 1800, Religious Dissenters
Edward Pearse has written: 'The conformist's second plea for the nonconformists' -- subject(s): Dissenters, Religious, Early works to 1800, Religious Dissenters
Theodor Eccleston has written: 'An epistle by way of encouragement to Friends to be frequent at week-day meetings' -- subject(s): Society of Friends, Early works to 1800
To escape religious persecution, to find better opportunities. Those were the main general reasons.
Henry Revit has written: 'A line of time revealed' -- subject(s): Devotional literature, Early works to 1800, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Time, Time
J. V. C. O has written: 'Amsterdam: toleration, or no toleration' -- subject(s): Dissenters, Religious, Early works to 1800, Religious Dissenters
Michael Renniger has written: 'A treatise conteining two parts' -- subject(s): Allegiance, Catholic Church, Controversial literature, Early works to 1800 'Syntagma hortationum' -- subject(s): Divine right of kings, Early works to 1800, Kings and rulers, Providence and government of God, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Kings and rulers