God is not Anonymous

The First Awakening: Colonial Changes Many reasons were used to encourage an ever-growing population in England to migrate west to America.   For many, the possibility of religious freedom was enough to convince them to make the arduous journey.   Entire families left England and headed west across the Atlantic.   Small communities were formed based on one set of beliefs or another and these small towns flourished.   From time to time, the novelty of religious freedom wore off; Christians became complacent and no longer felt it necessary to be wholesome and righteous.   These same complacencies triggered major religious changes that would soon reconstruct the way of life in America.   A Great Awakening would forever change the religious infrastructure found throughout the colonies.    For years, colonists complained about how conventional churches had lost touch with what was important (Divine et al, 99 – 100).   The people of America...