<P> The revival began with Jonathan Edwards in Northampton , Massachusetts . Edwards came from Puritan , Calvinist roots , but emphasized the importance and power of immediate , personal religious experience . Religious experience had to be immediate , he taught . He distrusted hierarchy and catechisms . His sermons were `` solemn , with a distinct and careful enunciation , and a slow cadence . '' His sermons were powerful and attracted a large following . Anglican preacher George Whitefield visited from England ; he continued the movement , traveling throughout the colonies and preaching in a more dramatic and emotional style , accepting everyone into his audiences . Both Edwards and Whitefield were slave owners and believed that blacks would acquire absolute equality with whites in the Millennial church . </P>
<P> The revival began with Jonathan Edwards in Northampton , Massachusetts . Edwards came from Puritan , Calvinist roots , but emphasized the importance and power of immediate , personal religious experience . Religious experience had to be immediate , he taught . He distrusted hierarchy and catechisms . His sermons were `` solemn , with a distinct and careful enunciation , and a slow cadence . '' His sermons were powerful and attracted a large following . Anglican preacher George Whitefield visited from England ; he continued the movement , traveling throughout the colonies and preaching in a more dramatic and emotional style , accepting everyone into his audiences . Both Edwards and Whitefield were slave owners and believed that blacks would acquire absolute equality with whites in the Millennial church . </P>
was a leading preacher during the great awakening
was a leading preacher during the great awakening
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards