HIS 315K Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Religious Pluralism, George Whitefield, Tabula Rasa
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Economic evolution: secular, intellectual movement in western civ. In direct opposition to the divine right of kings: began in france, translated to england (john locke), then on to the. Colonies (ben franklin: growing faith in human reason and possibility of progress through collaboration (not utopian, but improved, science and scientific methods (after the development of newtonian. Science and the idea of natural laws: natural rights- i. e. born with freedom, natural state of liberty, environmentalism: all human beings are influenced by their social/political/natural/religious environments. Enlightenment in the colonies: voted for representatives in the colonial assemblies, high degree of literacy and higher education in the colonies, thus most. Effects of the great awakening and enlightenment on colonial america. The birthrate had been increasing, but after revival it went back down (not as much extra-marital sex: anti-authoritarian medium and message: also a furthering of the enlightenment behaviors, new enthusiasm/methods of preaching: very charismatic,
