Religious Revival

The Second Great AwakeningReligious RevivalFocus QuestionHow did the religious reform movement of the Antebellum period help spark other reform movements?Role of Religion remained strong in the U.S.Church attendance remained highMost adhered to some form of ChristianityMost states disestablished official churchesJeffersons Wall of Separation

Growth of Liberal TheologyDeism common among Founders.Relied on Reason, not RevelationApproached theology with logicUnitarianismStressed that man was goodGod seen as loving fatherStressed good works

Reaction Set InMany disagreed with the softening of old teachingsOthers concerned over the changes in the country

The Second Great AwakeningGrowth of RevivalsRevivals spread from the frontier throughout the nationUtilized camp meetings led by itinerant preachersFocused on the audienceEasily understoodOffered salvation for allCharacterized by ecstatic frenzies of activityStressed RevelationFlourished in western New York the burned over district

Church Membership ExpandedNew sects promoted democratic formsPreachers required little formal trainingStressed an itinerant ministry

Impact on DenominationsEvangelical churches flourishedBaptistsMethodistsMainline faiths saw adrop in numbersEpiscopaliansCongregationalists

Role of WomenFeminized religionMiddle-class women became the most fervent participantsPreachers gave women a role in bringing their families to GodWomen took to the forefront in benevolent crusades and reforms

New DenominationsMillerites (Adventists)Believed Christ would come to Earth on October 22, 1844Faded, but continued as the Seventh Day Adventists

New DenominationsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsBased teachings on the Book of MormonEstablished a strong, disciplined hierarchyOften developed difficulties with non-Mormon neighborsMoved from New York to Ohio then Missouri to IllinoisFinally settled in Utah

ImpactsPromoted social reformTemperanceMental HealthPrison ReformPromoted calls for womens rightsExpanded Abolition Movement

AssignmentComplete a poster describing one of five reform movements of the Antebellum Period.

MovementAll Posters Must IncludePublic School ReformTitleIdentify the driving issues Higher Education ReformIdentify the goalsIdentify the accomplishmentsTemperance MovementIdentify the key people involvedA Snappy SloganUtopian CommunitiesAn IllustrationIdentify the Impact on societyTranscendentalists