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Rise of Popular Religion : - Americans wanted a religion that put them in charge of their own religious destiny - Disregarded Calvinism (wanted to determine their own fate/ be able to attain heaven)

Second Great Awakening: - Started in Connecticut in 1790's, and spread quickly across the country - Highly emotional meetings held by preachers that were meant to spark America's rebirth in religion

Western Revivals (Frontier/ Kentucky and Tennessee: - Camp meetings = outside, many denominations, week long - Cane Ridge = famous revival: Thousands gathered, emotional (jerking, grunting, full body experience)

Methodists: - They were successful on the frontier and worked to promote law, order, and sense of morality - Class = main way of discipline, weekly meeting, encouraged religion and morality

Eastern Revivals (Burned Over District/ Western New York): - Rochester Revival = All denominations and thousands of people in the area participated

Charles G. Finney - "Father of modern revivalism" - Conducted revivals in towns along the Erie Canal and was responsible for Rochester revival - Introduced devices for speeding conversions, like the anxious seat, and the protracted meeting - Based revivals on human action... not works of God (Believed that people govern their religious lives) - Christian Perfectionism = Sin is 100% voluntary, Perfect: avoid bad things/go out and do good things - Believed that people could determine their religious lives

New religions grew quickly, while formerly dominant religions only grew at a slow pace