Causes of evangelism
Supported by romanticism, moving away from logic into religion and emotion
Market Revolution and consumerism
Westward expansion and geographical movement
Desire for less formal sermons and more participation based
Description of evangelism
The spreading of Christian gospel and Jesus’s message, mainly in a public setting usually within a crowd
Results of evangelism
Massive boosted church membership/numbers
Led to new dominations of religion
More personally connected and individual experience with religion
Camp meetings and retreats
Significance of evangelism
Led to support for various forms of social reform movements like abolition, women’s rights, and various other radical ideas.
Still influences how Christians teach their faith mainly
Second Great Awakening causes
Boredom with logical thinking and overall loss of individuality
Desire for a more romantic and personal view to religion
Market Revolution
Westward expansion
Desire for religion to be more participatory than formal
Charles Grandison Finney and Peter Cartwright
Second Great Awakening description
The Second Great Awakening was a period of religious revival from 1790 to 1840. Mainly stemmed from people feeling a personal disconnect with religion and worries about human sin via consumerism.
Results of the Second Great Awakening
Religion denominations such as Millenialism and Mormonism
Baptists and Methodists becoming the largest Protestant church
Boosted church membership
Camp retreats
Significance of the SGA
Rise of evangelism
New religious denominations that still exist
Encouraged various radical social reforms like women’s rights and abolition
