HIST 2055 Lecture : History Notes Semptember 25
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History notes enlightenment & awakening september 25, 2014. How did empires work? a thing of the past, nations come to rise. *briton people of the british empire no not really, i"m an american. Life of the mind: enlightenment intellectual movement in europe, france, germany, and. Life of the spirit religious route takes place on both sides of the atlantic. Anglican episcopalian, evangelical christians: 1730s+: great awakening focus in on individual piety camp meetings, revivals. Sermons are emotional and they challenge the original structure of how you worship. Americans gaining leadership or at least participating in the community: protestant conversion protestant christians began to evangelize africans and native born people. (before, it was catholics doing all the converting) For enslaved people, you can claim better treatment when converted. American christianity: jonathan edwards important theologian. Part of a lineage of new england ministers. When he is exiled, he is liberated allows him to preach the way he wants.
