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After the Fact: What Was The Great Awakening? with Thomas Kidd

Knowing Faith

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The Great Awakening: Religious Revival and Its Impact on Education

This chapter examines the Great Awakening as a crucial religious revival in colonial America, discussing the influence of figures like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. It also highlights the revival's unexpected effects on the establishment of Ivy League schools such as Princeton, Dartmouth, and Brown, linking them to the broader evangelical movements of the era.

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