HIST 1301 Sources 3

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Sources Worksheet Primary Source Analysis Read the following primary document excerpt from Yawp: Jonathan Edwards Revives Enfield, Connec?cut, 1741 1. We know the author was Edwards. But who, exactly, was he. What do we need to know about him before we read the document? How does this help us understand the document? AKer answering these ques?ons, provide a footnote cita?on in course style for where you found this informa?on in the assigned course materials. -Jonathan Edwards was a prominent American preacher during the 18th century. He is best known for his role in the Great Awakening, a religious revival that swept through the American colonies. Edwards was a staunch Calvinist and his sermons oKen emphasized the absolute sovereignty of God, the depravity of humanity, and the divine judgment that awaited sinners. Understanding Edwards' religious beliefs and his role in the Great Awakening can help us understand the urgency and severity of his message in the document. 2. What is he saying in the document? Here a brief synopsis in 1-2 sentences and some bullet points will work. -In the document, Edwards is delivering a sermon that warns of the wrath of God and the eternal damnation that awaits sinners. He urges his listeners to repent and turn to God for mercy. ◦ Edwards describes the wrath of God as a "great furnace of wrath" ◦ He warns that God's wrath is "bent" on the wicked and that they face eternal damnation ◦ He urges his listeners to repent and seek God's mercy 3. Who is his audience? Who do you think he is writing this sermon for? -His audience is the congregation of his church in Enfield, Connecticut. Given the content and tone of his sermon, it is likely that he is also addressing a broader audience of those he perceives to be living in sin. 4. What does he want his audience to do with this information? What action is he expecting -Edwards wants his audience to repent for their sins and turn to God for mercy. He is expecting them to heed his warning about the wrath of God and the eternal damnation that awaits sinners, and to change their ways accordingly. 5. How would you cite this primary source in the course style? -Jonathan Edwards, Sermons and Discourses, 1739-1742, Harry S. Stout, ed. (Works of Jonathan Edwards Online, Vol. 22), 410-418.
Secondary Source Evidence If you were planning on writing an historical essay about the mature colonial society, having primary sources as evidence is a must. But you must also analyze and place within the historical context. For this you will use secondary source information/evidence. 6. Go to the Unit 1 course materials and find some evidence that will help you explain the context of the great awakening. Write 2-3 sentences in your own words that defines and explains this evidence. Then provide the footnote citation for this evidence in course style. Calvinists (and Puritans) believed that humankind was redeemed by God's grace alone, and that the fate of an individual's immortal soul was predestined and that the happy minority that God had already chosen to save were known. 1- Jonathan Edwards, Sermons and Discourses , 1739-1742, Harry S. Stout, ed. (Works of Jonathan Edwards Online, Vol. 22), 410-418. 2 -John Winthrop, A Modell of Christian Charity(1630), first published in Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society (Boston, 1838), 3rd series, no. 7:31-48. 7. Go to the Unit 1 course materials and find a second source with evidence that will help you explain the context of the great awakening. Write 2-3 sentences in your own words that defines and explains this evidence. Then provide the footnote citation for this evidence in course style. An itinerant preacher, Whitefield traveled the colonies preaching Calvinist sermons to huge crowds. His sermons were designed to appeal to his listeners' emotions, and He advised his listeners that salvation could only be found by having a personal relationship with God, this process came to be known as a "conversion" experience. What we know as conversion now, where you accept God as your personal savior. 8. Go to the Unit 1 course materials and find and find a third source with evidence that will help you explain the context of the great awakening. Write 2-3 sentences in your own words that defines and explains this evidence. Then provide the footnote citation for this evidence in course style. Edwards, who was a theologian in the 18 century, believed that the idea of predestination, in which God had long ago decided who he was damned and who was saved, was messing with his congregation in a way that they were not doing any good works to prove that they were saved.
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