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history ch 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what religious struggles occurred in the English church under English kings? | conflicts between protestants and Catholics due to shifting doctrines and practices. |
| what were the main factors of the Anglican church? | official status, blend of protestant theology and catholic rituals and monarchical governance. |
| what was the puritan view of the covenant? | a binding agreement between God and believers emphasizing moral and social obligations. |
| why did puritanism decline? | increased commercialism religious diversity and loss of original zeal. |
| what conditions resulted in the Salem witch trials? | belief in witchcraft social tensions economic anxieties and political instability. |
| from what did the puritans want to "purify" the church of England? | remaining catholic rituals and doctrines |
| what is the "heart" of puritan theology? | the sovereignty of God and the doctrine of predestination |
| what was the type of church government adopted by the new England puritans? | congregationalism |
| what were the provisions of the halfway covenant? | allowed the unconverted children of church members to be baptized. |
| why did the puritan commonwealth fail? | internal divisions resistance to its strict moral code and the restoration of the monarchy. |
| Salem witch trials: what do you think are the major reasons they occurred? | religious extremism social and economic tensions and mass hysteria. |
| who were the leading English separatists and what did they teach? | Robert Browne and john smith who advocated for complete separation from the church of England. |
| in addition to the separatists, what other non-established religious groups developed in America? | quakers Baptists Presbyterians German pietists and Huguenots. |
| What were the 4 most important separatist groups to settle in the colonies? | pilgrims Baptists quakers and Presbyterians. |
| in what colony did the German reformed settle? | Pennsylvania |
| which colony was the center of Catholicism? | Maryland |
| what were the main features of a typical colonial church building? | resembled barns, tall beamed rafted roof |
| what was the typical order of service in a colonial church? | two services on Sunday, one morning one evening. early churches contained no instruments. the sermon was the centerpiece of the church service. |
| what methods were used to evangelize the Indians? | translated the bible to their language |
| how effective were those efforts? | around 4,000 |
| what is a catechism? | sermonary of denomination |
| why did many churches lack musical instruments? | some Christians thought the bible prohibited instruments |
| what was the central focus of typical colonial worship service? | the sermon |
| what were the spiritual conditions in the colonies prior to the great awakening? | Salem witch trials |
| who were the leaders of the great awakening? | Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield |
| what were the results of the great awakening? | many were saved. more religious colleges were started along with churches. |
| who was the greatest theologian of the great awakening? | Jonathan Edwards |
| what was the most famous sermon preached by Jonathan Edwards? | Sinners in the hands of an angry God. |
| Who was the most outstanding evangelist of the great awakening? | George Whitefield |
| What were the spiritual results of the great wakening? | church growth, more religious colleges. it also brought division between churches. |
| what were the political results of the great awakening? | it encouraged freedom and unity leading toward the revolution. |