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How Did Charles Finning Influence The Protestant Revival Movement

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The market revolution produced new technological advances which brought America into a new era. However, with this powerful new change reform was inevitable. The roads, canals, and trains of the new revolution changed the producers’ market into a large pool of buyers rather than only aiming to be self-sufficient. The Second Great Awakening revived many Americans in order to save them from the evils of greed centered market society. The protestant revival movement also served the purpose of reuniting split communities and saving those who could not manipulate the market for their own fortune. Charles G. Finney was one of the major ministers and preachers to lead this movement for the immediate salvation and morality betterment of society. His …show more content…

Finney was able to back his revivalism and moving sermons with his law degree, theologian sense of thinking, and the title of college president. (People) His theological endeavors improved his sermons and ministry to bring the community of Rochester together and spread the word of the reform to many other places. His movement was so renowned that he even spoke in Rome and many other parts of the world. His appeal to emotion greatly affected the multitudes and aided him in persuading non-believers into the faith. Although Finney nearly doubled the church community in Rochester he faced great opposition from Beecher and eastern evangelicals because of his non-traditional methods and disturbing new radical ideas. A summit meeting was held to come to agreement between the two ministers, but it was to no avail. Finney eventually proved right in his ideals as eastern opposition decreased and he began to expand his ideals through the east and west. (Divine) Charles’ own revival proved crucial in his ability to persuade others, because he himself experienced and endured the same phenomenon that he taught and preached about. He also produced over twenty five essays and sermons including “Who are We Trying to Fool?” which aided him in converting many

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