Great Awakening
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The Great Awakening was a series of 18th-century Protestant revival movements in the American colonies that emphasized personal faith, emotional preaching, and a break from established religious authorities.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Great Awakening | 14 |
| Great Awakening canonical | 13 |
| First Great Awakening in New England | 1 |
| First Great Awakening revivals of the 1740s | 1 |
| Great Awakening era | 1 |
| Great Awakenings | 1 |
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Target entity: Great Awakening Context triple: [Evangelicalism, developedSignificantlyIn, Great Awakening]
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American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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Half-Way Covenant controversy
The Half-Way Covenant controversy was a 17th-century New England Puritan dispute over whether to allow the partial church membership of the unconverted children of visible saints, reflecting broader tensions about religious purity, community inclusion, and declining piety.
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Reformation
The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the rise of Protestantism and profound political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe.
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Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Awakening Target entity description: The Great Awakening was a series of 18th-century Protestant revival movements in the American colonies that emphasized personal faith, emotional preaching, and a break from established religious authorities.
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A.
American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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B.
Puritanism
Puritanism was a strict, reform-minded Protestant movement that emphasized moral rigor, biblical authority, and communal discipline, profoundly shaping early New England society and culture.
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C.
Half-Way Covenant controversy
The Half-Way Covenant controversy was a 17th-century New England Puritan dispute over whether to allow the partial church membership of the unconverted children of visible saints, reflecting broader tensions about religious purity, community inclusion, and declining piety.
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D.
Reformation
The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the rise of Protestantism and profound political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe.
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E.
Great Migration of Puritans
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant movement
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ religious revival movement ⓘ religious revival movement ⓘ |
| characteristic |
camp meetings and revivals
ⓘ
itinerant preaching ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| denominationAffected |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicans
Baptists ⓘ Congregationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Congregationalists
Methodism ⓘ
surface form:
Methodists
Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterians
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| doctrineEmphasized |
individual salvation
ⓘ
new birth ⓘ personal relationship with God ⓘ |
| endTime | 1740s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Great Awakening ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Awakening
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Great Awakening
|
| influenced |
Evangelicalism
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surface form:
American Evangelicalism
American Revolutionary era ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
democratic ideals in America ⓘ religious pluralism in the United States ⓘ separation of church and state in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
Pietism ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
George Whitefield
ⓘ
Gilbert Tennent ⓘ John Wesley ⓘ Jonathan Edwards ⓘ Samuel Davies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
1730s
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1740s ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
British America
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surface form:
British American colonies
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| opposedTo |
established church authority
ⓘ
formalism in religion ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
conversion experience
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emotional preaching ⓘ personal faith ⓘ revivalism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
division between Old Lights and New Lights
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founding of new colleges in the American colonies ⓘ greater lay participation in religion ⓘ growth of Baptist churches in America ⓘ growth of Methodist movement in America ⓘ increased missionary activity ⓘ |
| startTime | 1730s ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Awakening Description of subject: The Great Awakening was a series of 18th-century Protestant revival movements in the American colonies that emphasized personal faith, emotional preaching, and a break from established religious authorities.
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