History/Religion 345 – RELIGION IN AMERICA – September 16, 2005  

THE GREAT AWAKENING  

TERMS TO KNOW:  

 (from Mathisen)  

1. John Knox
2. tyrannicide
3. Puritan Political Thought
4. John Cotton
5. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
6. Anglican episcopate
7. Deism
8. Isaac Newton
9. John Toland & Matthew Tindal
10. John Locke
11. Tories & Patriots
12. Pacifist groups
13. Congregationalists
14. “election sermons”
15. Established church
16. Separation of Church & State
17. Number of enslaved Africans brought to New World
18. 1727 Bishop of London’s ruling on “Christianization of slaves”
19. Elias Neau
20. Great Awakening & enslaved African-Americans

QUESTIONS  

1. Corrigan & Hudson write that “certain theological convictions had definite political implications” (106).  Develop this theme a bit.  WHICH theological convictions had WHAT political implications?
2. “Separation of Church & State” is often described as one of the key accomplishments of the American Revolution.  Why was the idea so controversial?  What was its affect on religion?  Is the idea still controversial today?
3. The American Revolution meant “liberty!” – for some.  Many, though not all, African-Americans remained in bondage.  How did the Great Awakening affect them?  How did religion complicate the whole issue of slavery?

 

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