[90522] in Cypherpunks
1st Great Awakening
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Choate)
Wed Nov 19 20:04:33 1997
From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 17:55:44 -0600 (CST)
Reply-To: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
> X-within-URL: http://www.fourthturning.com/html/great_awakening.html
> The Great Awakening (Second Turning, 1727-1746) began as a spiritual
> revival in the Connecticut Valley and reached an hysterical peak in
> the northern colonies (in 1741) with the preachings of George
> Whitefield and the tracts of Jonathan Edwards. The enthusiasm split
> towns and colonial assemblies, shattered the “old light”
> establishment, and pitted young believers in “faith” against elder
> defenders of “works.” After bursting polite conventions and lingering
> Old World social barriers, the enthusiasm receded during King George’s
> War.
