The Great Awakening

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religious revival movement
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:First_Great_Awakening
gptkbp:beganIn 1730s
gptkbp:characterizedBy emotional preaching
revival meetings
mass conversions
gptkbp:effect questioning of traditional authority
increased church membership
influence on American Revolution
greater emphasis on personal faith
growth of higher education
gptkbp:endDate 1740s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Awakening
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Protestantism
evangelicalism
religious pluralism in America
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Jonathan_Edwards
gptkb:Gilbert_Tennent
George Whitefield
gptkbp:ledTo division of churches
rise of new denominations
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sermon_'Sinners_in_the_Hands_of_an_Angry_God'
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:New_England
gptkb:Middle_Colonies
gptkb:Southern_Colonies
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:British_American_colonies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Enlightenment
gptkb:Second_Great_Awakening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jim_Wallis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5