History/Religion 345 -- RELIGION IN AMERICA -- October 10, 2005

QUESTIONS

1.  From Mintz, "The Promise of the Millennium"

• How did Joseph Priestly describe the American Revolution?

• How were the millennialists of the early 1800s different from contemporary millennialists?

• In what way was the Declaration of Independence a model for social reform movements?

• Were the reformers of the early 1800s members of a specific generation?

• How did the Enlightenment shape the spirit of reform?

• The U.S. rapidly "modernized" in the early 1800s -- factories sprouted up, education was more common, cities grew rapidly -- what happened to religion in all this "modernization"?

• Which religious group was the first to take a stand on slavery?

• How influential were the early Unitarians?

• Define the following: (1) PRIMITIVISM/ RESTORATIONISM; (2) MILLENNIALISM; (3) HOLINESS

• A key point!! What's the difference between PRE-MILLENNIALISTS and POST-MILLENNIALISTS?

II.  From Mathiseon, "Charles Finney"

• In what way was Finney the "father of the Second Great Awakening"?

• What did Finney say about "revival"?

• What were some of Finney's "New Measures"?

• What was at the "very heart of the social reform movement" (180)?

• How did Finney affect equal rights for women?

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