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What does Second Great Awakening mean?

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  1. A period of religious fervor in the United States, lasting from approximately 1790 to 1850.
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It was especially successful in the new United States, thanks to the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century.
Orthodox Friends became more evangelical during the 19th century and were influenced by the Second Great Awakening.
Adventism began in the 19th century in the context of the Second Great Awakening revival in the United States.
From Charles Finney in the Second Great Awakening to contemporary megachurch preachers, evangelicals have won converts by advocating enthusiastic faith at the expense of religious study.
The First Great Awakening focused on people who were already church members, unlike the Second Great Awakening that began around 1800 and reached out to the unchurched.
While the churches originating in the Second Great Awakening have some superficial similarities, their doctrine and practices vary significantly.

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