In Colonial America religion was a large influence in the day to day life of all Americans. Religion influenced how the Colonials ate, talked, acted, wrote, played, worked, and almost everything else.One man stands out among his peers when it comes to being a devoted religious man. This man is Jonathan Edwards. However, not all were as devoted to their religious practices preferring a search for knowledge than a search for spiritual belief. An Anglican by the name of William Byrd comes to mind. While both of these men stand out amongst their peers for very different reasons they are not entirely different from each other.
Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703 and lived till 1758. Jonathan was raised in the Puritan belief and from a young age was very devoted to his faith. At the age of 13 young Edwards was trained to be a pastor for the Church of … As a pastor Edwards was one of the most passionate and powerful of any pastor to ever read a sermon. He had a very strict religious belief and was very passionate about his Puritan practices. Edwards believed that every man falls short of God’s grace and had to repent their sins and work to become better people. His sermons invoked …show more content…
William believed in Calvinism. William was a man of knowledge more than he was a man of religion.He was not a very diligent in his religious practices. Every day he made sure to read his books rather than pray his prayer. Calvinism was already not as strict as the Puritan belief. William wanted to learn about the world rather than find enlightenment through God. He was interested in other religions and was content to observe them as long as they contained the three main components of religion. William did practice his customs. He did say his prayers every few days, he went to church, and read his bible. He just was not diligent about these practices. This being said William has shown that he was a man of knowledge rather than a man of
Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703 and lived till 1758. Jonathan was raised in the Puritan belief and from a young age was very devoted to his faith. At the age of 13 young Edwards was trained to be a pastor for the Church of … As a pastor Edwards was one of the most passionate and powerful of any pastor to ever read a sermon. He had a very strict religious belief and was very passionate about his Puritan practices. Edwards believed that every man falls short of God’s grace and had to repent their sins and work to become better people. His sermons invoked …show more content…
William believed in Calvinism. William was a man of knowledge more than he was a man of religion.He was not a very diligent in his religious practices. Every day he made sure to read his books rather than pray his prayer. Calvinism was already not as strict as the Puritan belief. William wanted to learn about the world rather than find enlightenment through God. He was interested in other religions and was content to observe them as long as they contained the three main components of religion. William did practice his customs. He did say his prayers every few days, he went to church, and read his bible. He just was not diligent about these practices. This being said William has shown that he was a man of knowledge rather than a man of