THE GREAT AWAKENING in the 18th century
"WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GREAT AWAKENING?
Following are significant facts to remember about the Great Awakening:
It pushed individual religious experience over established church doctrine, thereby decreasing the importance and weight of the clergy and the church in many instances.
New denominations arose or grew in numbers as a result of the emphasis on individual faith and salvation.
It unified the American colonies as it spread through numerous preachers and revivals. This unification was greater than had ever been achieved previously in the colonies."
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