8 - Major Events in the Colonies: Jonathan Edwards.

•Read LoH pg 33 (Beginning with "War was not the only common experience...") to pg 35 (Ending with "...one of the defining features of American religion).
•Discuss:
-How did the preaching of Edwards and Whitefield help unite the colonies through shared spiritual experience?
-In what ways did the Great Awakening encourage individual freedom and challenge traditional church authority?
-If people learned to think and choose for themselves in matters of faith, how long could they be content to let others rule them in matters of government?
•Watch the video on Jonathan Edwards.