Great Awakening

Great Awakenings are commonly said to be periods of religious revival in Anglo-American religious history. They have also been described as periodic revolutions in American religious thought.

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The Great Awakenings appear to form a cycle, with a period of roughly (very roughly) 80 years. This also appears to form a Hegelian dialectic of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.

Related Topics:
Hegel - Dialectic

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There are three generally accepted Great Awakenings in American history:

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• The First Great Awakening (1730s - 1740s)
• The Second Great Awakening (1820s - 1830s)
• The Third Great Awakening (1880s - 1900s)

In addition, Strauss and Howe, projecting the cycle backwards through time, list two additional Great Awakenings in British history:

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• The Protestant Reformation (1510s - 1540s)
• The Puritan Awakening (1620s - 1650s)

Projecting the cycle forward, Strauss and Howe list a Consciousness Revolution, which lasted from 1964 to 1984.

Related Topics:
Strauss and Howe - Consciousness Revolution

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Some scholars accept a Fourth Great Awakening which occurred during the 1960s to the 1970s, corresponding to a rise in the charismatic/Pentecostal movement in the United States.

Related Topics:
Fourth Great Awakening - 1960s - 1970s - Charismatic - Pentecostal

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