Question

Explain how the Second Great Awakening remade the nation’s religious landscapes. Consider Calvinism, Congregationalists, Unitarians, Transcendentalism, Methodists, Baptists, Quakers, Shakers, and anything else that seems important.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The Second Great Awakening remade the nation’s religious landscapes in that most Protestant Churches attracted many new, active members that were in need of new internal connection with God and wanted to be better persons and deliver more benevolent acts. The Second Great Awakening religious values inspired American people to work to change society through compassion, respect, and acts of charity and justice. It was a time of renown preachers and powerful speeches that hit the heart of the followers. The common message of the preachers was that society could be improved through these benevolent acts and that salvation was up to the individual and its decisions. That is why he/she must act correctly, doing the right thing.