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This chapter provides an overview of the topics to be covered by Chacon and Scoggins. It also informs the reader that some cross cultural analysis of the relationship between religion and revolutions will be put forth in this publication.
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North American Protestantism has historically experienced various “revivals” which are constituted by “practices that sponsor and reinforce enthusiastic, emotional, and evangelistic faith” (Williams 1998, p. 213).
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By colonial era “establishmen” Protestant denominations, the authors are referring to groups such as the Anglican, Presbyterian and Congregationalist (also known as Puritan) churches.
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As reported by Leigh Heyrman (2000), some scholars contend that the Great Awakening continued into the 1770s.
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Chacon, R.J., Scoggins, M.C. (2014). Introduction. In: The Great Awakening and Southern Backcountry Revolutionaries. SpringerBriefs in Anthropology(), vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04597-9_1
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