Church History-Session - 8 - Jonathan Edwards - Charles Finney

Johnathan Edwards was a prominent minister during the 1st Great Awakening.
It had Social, Cultural, and Political Impact: It fostered a sense of unity among colonists, as people from different colonies and social backgrounds shared a common religious experience.
The First Great Awakening marked a departure from the religious complacency of the time. It brought about a surge in religious enthusiasm, prompting individuals to seek personal connections with God beyond the confines of established churches and to think independently and challenged the traditional authority of established religious institutions
Charles Finney arose during the 3rd phase of the 2nd Great Awakening. He stated that “unbelief was a ‘will not’” instead of a “cannot,” and could be remedied if a person WILLED to become a Christian. . .”,
“If the presence of God is in the church, the church will draw the world in. If the presence of God is not in the church, the World will draw the church out!”