The
setting of Edwards' sermon "" was his church in Enfield, Connecticut, in 1741, given
during what is known as The Great Awakening that roared through the American colonies from about
1738 to 1742. Edwards addressed the sermon specifically to those of his parishioners whom he
felt were lacking in religious convictions.
What is arguably more important
than the setting, however, are the forces that created the sermon. During The Great Awakening,
the...
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