After the Great Awakenings: The Movements That Remade America

The fascinating, weird, and highly influential Holiness and Restoration movements that exploded out of the Second Great Awakening. When John Wesley’s theological concept of "Christian Perfection" collided with 19th-century American rugged individualism, the results were incredibly diverse. We'll explore how early evangelicals reacted to the health crises of the Industrial Revolution by pioneering the "clean living" and vegetarian movements. Ever wonder where the Graham Cracker came from? We’ll look at Sylvester Graham's quest for moral purity through some truly awful, unprocessed crackers. We will also trace the bizarre journey of John Humphrey Noyes and the Oneida community Timeline: 0:00 Intro 02:29 Health Problems and Industrialization 06:29 Christian Perfection Movements 08:29 The Oneida Group 15:58 Clean Living & Diets 16:29 Graham Crackers & Holiness 17:58 Seventh Day Adventists 19:58 Abolition 22:28 Women's Rights and Temperance 25:27 The Women's Bible 29:27 Muscular Christianity and YMCA My books (affiliate links): "How We Got Our Bible" (Zondervan, 2018): https://amzn.to/2MtmSYY "Story of Creeds and Confessions" (Baker Academic, 2019): https://amzn.to/3OVDyGQ Support the channel on Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=23593673