{"product_id":"1817-18-great-awakening-pious-youth","title":"1817-18 GREAT AWAKENING. How the Second Great Awakening Converted Pious Youth into Missionaries \u0026 Ministers.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating group of three items deeply connected to the expansionist, or missionary agenda associated with the Second Great Awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhile historical accounts of the nationwide American religious revival of the era often focus on famous adult preachers, large camp meetings, and the role of organizations, these specific works capture another important element, i.e. the role adolescents and young adults played in attempting to sustain and expand the movement's momentum. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Second Great Awakening, youth were not merely passive observers of the revival; they were active, fervent participants who formed their own prayer societies, engaged in peer-to-peer proselytizing, and experienced intense personal conversions that transformed their relational communities. These texts demonstrate how the revival shifted its focus toward the next generation, seeking to institutionalize the emotional fervor of the movement into lasting educational, missionary, and reform societies led by a newly mobilized, pious youth culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine grouping. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChickering, Joseph. A Sermon Preached in Boston before the American Society for Educating Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry, at their Second Anniversary, Oct. 15, 1817. Dedham. Abel D. Alleyne. 1817. 44pp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[With]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDana, Daniel. The Importance of the Christian Ministry; A Sermon Preached before the American Society for Educating Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry, at their Third Anniversary, Boston. Sept. 30, 1818. Andover. Flagg and Gould. 1818. 24pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[With]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThird Report of the Directors of the American Society for Education Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry. September 30, 1818. Andover. Flagg and Gould. 1818. 54pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood to good -. All textually complete and clean; removed from a sammelband at some point with attendant flotsam to spine and some tenderness. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51074095546404,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/07-17-2026SpecsFineBooks-82.jpg?v=1784388342","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1817-18-great-awakening-pious-youth","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}