The Second Great Awakening is the repeat of the Great Awakening that occurred during the 19th century in the United States. It is a religious revival movement that altered the American religion. Millions of people were joining the movement. The Second Great Awakening also established many other movements. The following were 4 forms of Christianity that were growing rapidly in the 1800s: Baptists, Methodists, Unitarians, and Mormons.
Baptists are people who practice Baptism.
- Believes in God
- Baptism is a religious ritual in which water is gently sprayed onto a person's forehead. By doing so, it is supposed to be a form of purification.
Methodists were inspired by John Wesley, George Whitefield, and Charles Wesley(John Wesley's brother).
- Practices logical reasoning
- Believes God exists as 3 people
Unitarians are people who believe that God is one person.
- Believed that Jesus was a good man and a prophet of God
- Believed that God may be a supernatural being
Mormons are people who are part of a religious movement called Latter Day Saint movement which is a collection of church groups.
- Believes that God may be among them physically
- Some of their beliefs can be found in the Bible
- Represented by elders
- Uses some of John Calvin's teachings
- Historically a confessional tradition
- Believes they originated from theologian Robert Browe
- Believes in improving intelligence
- Were largely established in Plymouth Colony and MA Bay Colony
John Wesley was preaching because the local townspeople were trying to make him stop attempting to convert people into Methodism.
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