Second Great Awakening Research Paper

In 19th Century America, there was a mass return to religion during the Second Great Awakening. The Second Great Awakening was a revival of Protestant Christianity, particularly in the Northeastern United States and Canada. During the Second Great Awakening, many different denominations of Christianity began to form, dividing themselves into various sects or branches of the tree of Christian churches. The 19th Century is arguably the most turbulent era in American history, which requires a bit of insight into American life as experienced by men like William Miller. William Miller founded the Millerites, a group that believed the end of the world would occur in 1843, when that date seemed to be wrong his group changed the date of the world expiration, …show more content…
They correlated the lack of apocalypse with the sinful nature that was maintained on Earth; they believed that the morality of man on Earth must be improved for the Son of God to return. Religious History often indicates the end of apocalyptic sects after the prophesied date passed. The study of the Millerites indicates that assessment, in the case of the Millerites, is inaccurate. The Millerites, founded by William Miller and organized by Joshua Himes, survived past the missed date set and a large number of believers maintained their understanding of the prophecy. Both Himes and Miller admitted the prophecy was wrong in the sense that they had been preaching, however, they believed the return of Christ to be imminent on account of the prediction. While the group dispersed and never returned to the cultural relevance they had achieved in 1843 and 1844 their teachings continued. The Seventh-Day Adventist church was born from followers of Miller, although they did not set dates for the return of Christ. If the history of apocalyptic groups were a beach, many believe the footprints (the groups) would be washed away by the tide (date

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