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Puritanism – Great Awakening -
Enlightenment
Puritans
All powerful
Some chosen for salvation
(the “elect”)
Great Awakening
God open to all who appeal
Enlightenment
God as “watchmaker”,
set rational order of universe
PuritansPuritans
To prove you To prove you are one of the are one of the
“elect”“elect”
Great Awakening
To seek To seek God’s grace God’s grace
through through emotional emotional
appealappeal
Enlightenment
To improve To improve humanity & humanity &
societysociety
Puritans
Legally required to
attend services
Enlightenment
Church not necessary
Great Awakening
Organized Organized church not church not necessarynecessary
Puritans
Literacy necessary to read Bible
(Old Deluder Satan law)
Ministers needed
higher ed. (Harvard)
Great Awakening
Education for life skills, not necessary for
religion or ministry
Enlightenment
Needed to help perfect
society
Puritans
Elite ruled church and
state
Great Awakening
more democratic churches
Carried over to civil life
Enlightenment
EliteElite
leadership BUT all have a role in ensuring against oppressive govt.
Puritans
All are responsible for needs of
the community
Great Awakening
conversion of all would better
society
Enlightenment
individuals should seek to perfect society
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