African American Baptist Church Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Christianity, Christians, Churches, African Americans, Blacks
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), African American History
- Geographical Location: Georgia
- Date: 1773-1788
Article abstract: An amalgamation of African and European forms of religious worship finds expression.
Summary of Event
The religious revivals collectively known as the (first) Great Awakening transformed the spiritual climate of British North America in the mid-eighteenth century. Church membership grew and evangelical religious ideas, which emphasized a person’s own relationship with God, began to acquire hegemony over the religious values propagated by the established churches. Among those people who embraced evangelical ideals were African American...
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