Second Great Awakening Essay

“ All women, not obedient, had better become so as soon as possible, and let the wicked spirit depart, and become vessels of truth” (Johnson and Wilentz p.93). Matthias passed judgment on all who would cross his path especially women. The Kingdom of Matthias describes the life of an American man’s religious revivalism, describes a story of sex, society and religion .The core theme was the impact of the Second Great Awakening concerning on the lives of the American people and society. The lives of men and women of the Second Great Awakening were shaped by their beliefs in God and the belief that the Truth would set them free from all the sins that they have committed. In Matthias’ case he realized that the words of those around him were wrong,
The market revolution brought men and women together as one and religion was out of the question and living in sin was just a way of life, but when the Second Awakening began people started to bring themselves back to a more simple time where men brought home the bread and the women took care of the house and the children, making sure that her husband was well taken care of. When Matthews came to New York that what he wanted as well a happy life with wealth and a loving family, when that began to crumble around him he decided to create a life that was fit for a God. Even with all the money a followers his anger and abuse to control over all that stood before him became his own demise. Matthew struggled to defend the fact that he was not a God just a man with followers who didn’t respect him only feared him. He wanted to live a life that he never had, with the love of a family and