Colonial Enlightenment And The Great Awakening Summary

Often overlooked in the story of Colonial Enlightenment and The Great Awakening is the unequivocally decisive role that it played in providing an encouragement to pursue a just and harmonious way of existence in life, such a way that would bring Republicanism to the forefront of Colonial Political debate. Whitefield speaks of the utter necessity to pursue a cause that you know to be righteous no matter the cost. When Whitefield states “and that their professing themselves to be his followers, would call them to a constant state of voluntary suffering and self-denial.” he is in fact referencing the emergence of Christianity through the journeys of apostles and persecution of the Religion in its youth and inception. Whitefield’s words relate