HIST 2055 Chapter : 11-Nov
Document Summary
Background: economics drive history" a materialists the market revolution. People respond to economic growth in numerous ways. Generates lots of uncertainty about how people relate to one another, individual relationships with god. Liberalizing the economic system & seeing what happened": second great awakening- 1820s 1840s. Its national unlike the 2st great awakening which was more localized: spreading the word, charles grandison finney most popular and important ministers of the time. He believes he"s identified a book/bible that wasn"t available to other prophets: mormons are in upstate new york. Move to modern day utah. (salt lake city: shaker movement led by ann lee they express worship on handcrafts. Their design becomes legendary: interpreting the message turning away from calvinism & predestination. (god determines your faith alone. Your behavior doesn"t impact your salvation) during the 2nd. A democratic pov": churches become a changed institution, finney is hoping to have a brotherhood within the church community that binds everyone to one another.
