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| This term developed in the U.S. It is another word for different sects within one Religion. |
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| This denomination within Christianity wanted to purify the church from within. |
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| This was another word to summarize different denominations who wanted to be free to believe what they wanted. They wanted religious purity. |
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| This group came to Plymouth in 1620, and broke off from the church to form independent congregations. |
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| An agreement freely entered by both parties. |
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| This was the term that was used after a person made a commitment and they were then part of the church. |
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| This group was made up of people who believed God follows rules in the process of salvation. |
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| For this group, the process of salvation was as follows: we recognize our sin and repent before God will send grace. Second, once we receive grace it will make a recognizable difference in our lives. |
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| Was known as America's greatest theological genius. |
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| This person argued that the most orthodox Calvinism fits best w/ modern science. He also said that all our knowledge begins with experience. He was also a Calvinist. |
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| This person allowed only those could prove that they were converted to take communion. |
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| This event changed the shape of American religion. |
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| This event was marked by conversions from Massachusetts to Georgia. |
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| This event was inspired by George Whitefield. This was also the first national experience by the colonies. |
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| This event came to be known as a time where there was an excess of emotionalism, and because of this the event was given a bad name. |
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| This group of people believed in God, but did not follow any one Religion. |
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| This was the institutional form of rationalism in religion. |
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| This idea began with emphasis on reason and divine benevolence. It rejected the trinity as irrational, and did not believe a good God would let them miss out on heaven b/c of Adam's sin, nor did they believe in predestination. |
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| Nathaniel Taylor and Lyman Beecher |
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| These two men were theologians at Yale. They organized revival campaigns throughout Connecticut and beyond. |
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| Nathaniel Taylor and Lyman Beecher |
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| The two theologians believed that effective preaching and good organization could create revival. |
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| This person prided himself on his lack of theological education. He believed intellectual subtlety just got into the way of good preaching. |
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| This sect of Christianity was established by Ellen White. They celebrate the sabbath on Saturday, emphasize Jesus, and follow a good bit of Jewish dietary law. |
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| This person founded the largest group to come out of the Upstate New York milieu. This person was the father of Mormon religion. His church was also known as the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. |
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| This books tells how the descendants of ancient Israelites came to America, and how Christ had appeared in America after his resurrection. |
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| This is the belief that the world is the product of one mind, everywhere active... |
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| This person rejected both traditional Calvinism and Unitarianism. In religion, he argued, language can offer only hints or images of truth. Also argued that doctrine can be made alive if we tie it to human experience. |
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| Is a book written by Horace Bushnell. |
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| This text was important for emerging Sunday School movement, which at first rebelled against the exclusive emphasis on revivals. |
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