ations , ▁such ▁as ▁Method ists ▁and ▁Bapt ists , ▁grew ▁quickly . ▁While ▁the ▁movement ▁un ified ▁the ▁colon ies ▁and ▁boost ed ▁church ▁growth , ▁exper ts ▁say ▁it ▁also ▁caused ▁division ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁supported ▁it ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁rejected ▁it . ▁ ▁Histor ians ▁named ▁the ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 7 5 0 s ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁to ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁The ▁Second ▁and ▁Third ▁Aw aken ings ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁Rom antic ▁religious ▁movement ▁that ▁was ▁swe eping ▁across ▁England , ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁Germany . ▁ ▁New ▁religious ▁movements ▁emer ged ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening , ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁Advent ism , ▁Dis p ens ational ism , ▁and ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement . ▁ ▁Sp read ▁of ▁rev iv als ▁ ▁Background ▁Like ▁the ▁First ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁a ▁half ▁century ▁earlier , ▁the ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁reflected ▁Rom antic ism ▁character ized ▁by ▁enthus ias m , ▁em otion , ▁and ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁super natural . ▁It ▁rejected ▁the ▁ske ptic ism , ▁de ism , ▁Un itar ian ism , ▁and ▁rational ism ▁left ▁over ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁En light en ment , ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time