Essays Tagged: "church membership"

The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening.

ing? It was a wave of religion revivals sweeping through New England that increased conversions and church membership. The beginnings of the Great Awakening were in Pennsylvania and New Jersey among P ... o the Puritans and Baptists of New England. They were encouraged to confess sins done freely to the church in order to receive forgiveness. This whole movement was to learn a new way to capture God's ...

(6 pages) 188 0 2.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Analyze the ways in which two of the following influenced the development of American society.

35-1745 was a reaction to a decline in piety and a carelessness of morals within the Congregational Churches of New England. Although the Great Awakening stimulated dramatic conversions and an increas ... d an increase in church membership, it also provoked conflicts and divisions within the established church. This striking revival of religious piety and its emphasis on salvation ultimately transforme ...

(3 pages) 57 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Half-Way Covenant

f Massachusetts Bay settlers began to die off by the middle of the 17th century, the Congregational churches faced a membership crisis. "Full participation had been limited to the 'Visible Saints' tho ... tion. Ministers soon found them selves preaching to empty pews, as fewer became full members of the church. Limited individuals felt confident enough to make the necessary public declarations to becom ...

(2 pages) 18 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

"Throughout the colonial period, economic concerns had more to do with the settling of Britich North America than did religious concerns" Assess the validity of this statement.

r religious reasons. Plymouth was founded byt the Separatist Puritans who wanted to begin their own Church without the interference of the British government. They believed in predestination, in which ... e will go to heaven, they are "visible saints". Puritans agree that only visible saints should have Church membership but in England everyone could have Church membership so the Puritans came to the A ...

(2 pages) 39 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

1 timothy 3:1-13

1 Timothy 3:1-13 "The Leadership of the Church" "Paul writes to Timothy, who as a young evangelist is facing serious challenges to faith an ... to Timothy, who as a young evangelist is facing serious challenges to faith an doctrine within the church at Ephesus (Narrated 1613)." Paul talks about matters of church organization and conduct, the ... and conduct, the role of women, qualifications of elders and deacons, and the role of women in the church. "Because leadership is always so determinative on the well being and spiritual growth of th ...

(5 pages) 38 0 4.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

American Pageant Chapter 3 IDs

Religious-political solution adopted by the Puritans2. Allowed children of baptized but unconverted church members to be baptized3. Only accepted by some New England congregationsHistorical Significan ... nly accepted by some New England congregationsHistorical Significance: The Halfway covenant relaxed church membership rulesJohn Winthrop1. First governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony2. Made laws fo ...

(2 pages) 30 0 4.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Compare and contrast the differences between the Northern and Southern colonies in the 17th century. Colonies Essay

ally, the North and South had differences on who had the bigger voice in the society. In the North, church membership was key to be accepted into the colony. The church controlled the laws and were th ... rolled the laws and were the most acknowledged in the colony. However, in the South, instead of the church members being boss, land owners were the dominant party. These land owners were the wealthies ...

(2 pages) 53650 0 3.5 Mar/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History