Beginnings of the Second Great Awakening

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Beginnings of the Second Great Awakening
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Changing Face of the Parish

• The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant
  religious movement marked by the emergence of
  revivalism and evangelical doctrine.
• It was a reaction to the intellectualism of the
  Enlightenment.
• Protestant preachers began emerging throughout
  America, ushering in revivals which saw converts
  in the thousands.
• The Second Great Awakening should be understood
  in the context of a great migration west as well
  as a new fascination with the American
  wilderness.
• Seizing the opportunity for movement, thousands
  of people began going west, a phenomenon which
  put considerable strain on the institution of
  religion.

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James McGready

• The Second Great Awaking brought the realization
  that the notion of the parish had to be reapplied
  to the changing times.
• James McGready understood this and became
  instrumental in sparking the Second Great
  Awakening.
• McGready hosted what became known as frontier
  camp meetings
• Frontier camp meetings were loosely organized
  church meetings in which preachers delivered
  informal sermons to large, non-affiliated
  congregations.
• Many conversions took place during these camp
  meetings.

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Cane Ridge Revival

• Cane Ridge became the site of the largest
  Protestant revival movement of the time and
  inspired hundreds of similar revivals to spring
  up in its wake.
• The revival was led by Presbyterian preacher
  Barton Stone.
• At any given time 3 or 4 preachers would be
  delivering sermons.
• Barton Stone later led a movement which would see
  the splintering of the Presbyterian church known
  as the Stone-Campbell movement.

Barton Stone
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Peter Cartwright

• Peter Cartwright, a Methodist, worked closely in
  Logan County with James McGready.
• Cartwright was known for his creative ways to
  convince the frontier people of his religious
  commitment.
• Cartwright disliked the idea of universal
  salvation.
• He wrote about the Cane Ridge Revival in great
  detail.
• He described the ecstatic nature of the Cane
  Ridge revival, including the emergence of
  "jerking", a sort of convulsing common during the
  camp meetings.

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David Purviance

• David Purviance had far reaching influence in the
  Presbyterian church.
• Purviance was moved by the work of James McGready
  and aimed to replicate his success.
• He was eager to spread his Presbyterian message
  into politics.
• Purviance ran into great difficulty gaining
  political support due to his strong anti-slavery
  stance, indicative of rising Protestant
  liberalism.
• Purviance was from Cane Ridge and also wrote on
  the revival there.

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The Temperance Movement

• The Protestant revivals led to a great deal of
  social movements.
• The goal of the temperance movement was teach the
  evils of drinking alcohol.

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Media Citations

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