The religious emotionalism of the Great Awakening was confined to the American colonies in the mid-eighteenth century.

Great Awakening

A series of religious revivals in the American colonies in the 18th and early 19th centuries that emphasized emotional spirituality over traditional doctrine.

Religious Emotionalism

Powerful and expressive displays of religious fervor and emotion, often associated with revivalist and charismatic movements.

American Colonies

The English settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, which later formed the United States.