The Great Awakening Theme in History

Drawing evidence from the historical readings for this week, compose an initial post focused on one major theme of the Great Awakening. There are a number of themes you could choose to focus on. Compose the initial post based on a thesis statement. A thesis is a focused argument based on your reading of the historical documents. 300 to 400 words post. Attached is the Historical reading for the assignment.

State a clear thesis

Use evidence from the historical documents to support your claims

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Evangelism in the New Awakening

One of the most significant developments and prominent themes of the New Awakening was the rise in evangelical preaching, in which case the preachers were significantly inclined to preach with the intention of converting more people into Christianity. In his accounts of Rev. George Whitefield, Benjamin Franklin indicates that the preacher constantly prayed that he would be converted but Franklin never believed that the prayers were heard. Nonetheless, Franklin admits that Whitefield was a genuine and honest preacher,

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