History Department      

History/Religion 345 – RELIGION IN AMERICA – September 14, 2005  

THE GREAT AWAKENING  

TERMS TO KNOW:  

 (from Mathisen)  

  1. Cedric Cowing, “The Great Awakening: Revelation & Reason”
  2. Martha Blauvelt & Rosemary Skinner Keller, “Women & Revivalism”

QUESTIONS  

  1. Be sure you fully understand the arguments made in each article.  Identify the key claim(s) in each article;  list the support for each claim.  NOW: evaluate each article.  Have the authors proven their claims?  What are the strengths & weaknesses of each article?
  2. Now for a bit of ANALYSIS.  “Analysis” literally means to “take apart.”  Consider the event we’re calling “The Great Awakening.”  How did it affect POLITICS?  ECONOMICS?  CULTURE?  SOCIETY?

 

 

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