1. Religious Identity and Diversity in America
... their ancestors emigrated from. When the first settlers die out, the faltering of tradition and development of new beliefs by newer generations aroused what is known as the First Great Awakening. In this period, the ideas of spiritual renewal and rebirth swept through the New England colonies. The rebels searching for their own religious identity preached and proclaimed the idea that ... declaring themselves independent from England, the need to determine America's true identity heightened. In the turn of the 19th century, another revival movement spread through the nation. The Second G...
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