Question

Enlightenment thinking placed value on scientific knowledge and thought. Based on "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," which best describes the relationship between Enlightenment thinking and the thinking of Edwards's followers?
The beliefs of the two groups were fundamentally the same.
The beliefs of the two groups directly opposed each other.
The beliefs of Edwards's followers evolved directly from those emphasized in the Enlightenment.
The beliefs of the two groups were similar, with the Enlightenment placing more emphasis on science.

Answer 1

The beliefs of the two groups directly opposed each other.

Explanation: Enlightenment thought emphasized reason, scientific inquiry, and human progress, often downplaying supernatural intervention. Edwards’s sermon appeals to emotional fear of God’s wrath, biblical authority, predestination, and urgent spiritual conversion—positions rooted in religious revivalism that conflict with Enlightenment secular/rational values.