History 212 - Spiritual Awakenings in Early America

Institution:

Hiram College

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Description:

This course will explore the two religious revivals historians have referred to as the Great Awakening and the Second Great Awakening. The time frame of our inquiry will be roughly 1730 to 1850. While these two Protestant revivals will receive close attention, the definition of spiritual awakening will be more broadly conceived to encompass a wide range of other spiritual innovations within the time frame of our inquiry. Students will study topics as diverse as the Seneca revitalization movement of Indian prophet Handsome Lake, the founding of Mormonism, and the birth of African-American Christianity in the plantation South. Students will be asked to consider the social contexts for revival religion. What developments in secular society seem to inspire movements for religious revival? Alternatively, we will explore how religious impulses reorder secular life. How did various sects reconfigure sexual and social behavior within their communities? Did revivals cause a redistribution of power within America?

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.HIRAM.EDU

Phone Number:

(330) 569-3211

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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