HY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter Fifteen: Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Ladd, Transcendentalism
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Bible and they denied the divinity of christ. They did believe in a supreme being who had created a universe and endowed human beings with a capacity for moral behavior. Unitarians believed that god existed in only one person, and not the trinity. A wave of religious fervor swept over the country. Women became more involved in religion during the second great awakening. Peter cartwright: a revivalist, traveling preacher who converted thousands to christianity. Charles grandison finney: one of the greatest revivalist preachers. The second great awakening widened the gap between the societal classes and regions. The more prosperous and conservative denominations in the east were little touched by revivalism. Episcopalians, presbyterians, congregationalists, and unitarians derived its members from the wealthier parts of society, while methodists and baptists came from less prosperous communities in the south and west. The issue of slavery split the churches apart. Joseph smith: formed the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (mormons) in.
