apush ch 20 notes
I. Reviving Religion
A. ¾ of Americans still regularly attended church
B. Alexis de Tocqueville said that Christianity held the greatest influence over Americans than anyone else
C. Deists relied on reason rather than revelation
D. Deists denied Christ’s divinity
E. Unitarianism gained popularity in NE
F. Unitarians believed god only existed in one being not in god the father, god the son and god the holy spirit
G. Unitarianism was embraced by thinkers perturbed by the doctrine of Calvinism
H. 1800 there was a second great awakening
I. spread by “camp meetings”
J. 25,000 would gather for a few days to share the gospel and then go back to their settlements
K. the “saved” often did not stick with religious ways
L. Church membership rose and many decided to become missionaries to the Indians, hawaiians, and Asians
M. Peter Cartwright was the best known traveling frontier preacher for his loud sermons and hatred of the devil
N. Charles Grandison Finney was trained as a lawyer but became an evangelist
O. Finney encouraged women to pray in public and denounced alcohol an slavery
P. a key part of the second great awakening was feminization of religion
Q. Mostly women made up new membership and gave women a new role in their families
R. Women became the savior a of the community creatin charitable organizations and crusades
II. Denominational Diversity
A. Revivals further fragmented religion
B. New England became known as the burned over district
C. Millerites or Adventists believed Jesus would return on October 22, 1844
D. Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Congregationalist, and Unitarians were usually from the upper classes and better educated
E. Methodists, baptists were often less prosperous and from the south and west
F. Churches split even more over the slavery issue
G. First churches split then political parties and then the union ultimately split
III. A Desert Zion in Utah
A. Joseph smith claimed he was given the Book of Mormon by an angel
A. ¾ of Americans still regularly attended church
B. Alexis de Tocqueville said that Christianity held the greatest influence over Americans than anyone else
C. Deists relied on reason rather than revelation
D. Deists denied Christ’s divinity
E. Unitarianism gained popularity in NE
F. Unitarians believed god only existed in one being not in god the father, god the son and god the holy spirit
G. Unitarianism was embraced by thinkers perturbed by the doctrine of Calvinism
H. 1800 there was a second great awakening
I. spread by “camp meetings”
J. 25,000 would gather for a few days to share the gospel and then go back to their settlements
K. the “saved” often did not stick with religious ways
L. Church membership rose and many decided to become missionaries to the Indians, hawaiians, and Asians
M. Peter Cartwright was the best known traveling frontier preacher for his loud sermons and hatred of the devil
N. Charles Grandison Finney was trained as a lawyer but became an evangelist
O. Finney encouraged women to pray in public and denounced alcohol an slavery
P. a key part of the second great awakening was feminization of religion
Q. Mostly women made up new membership and gave women a new role in their families
R. Women became the savior a of the community creatin charitable organizations and crusades
II. Denominational Diversity
A. Revivals further fragmented religion
B. New England became known as the burned over district
C. Millerites or Adventists believed Jesus would return on October 22, 1844
D. Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Congregationalist, and Unitarians were usually from the upper classes and better educated
E. Methodists, baptists were often less prosperous and from the south and west
F. Churches split even more over the slavery issue
G. First churches split then political parties and then the union ultimately split
III. A Desert Zion in Utah
A. Joseph smith claimed he was given the Book of Mormon by an angel