What aspects of the Great Awakening did its critics tend to focus on?

A) They rejected its calls to eliminate religion as part of daily life in the colonies.
B) They rejected its embrace of predestination and claim that God was both male and female.
C) They disapproved of the resulting cohesiveness of the church and thought it should have numerous offshoots.
D) They disapproved of its references to Catholic saints and embrace of the pope's teachings.
E) They disapproved of its lack of respect for established churches and "disorderly" emotionalism.

Great Awakening

Fervent religious revival movement in the 1720s through the 1740s that was spread throughout the colonies by ministers like New England Congregationalist Jonathan Edwards and English revivalist George Whitefield.

Emotionalism

Emotionalism refers to an approach or tendency to consider or appeal to emotions in behavior, belief, or argumentation, often prioritizing emotional response over rational analysis.

Predestination

A theological concept within Christianity, particularly in Calvinism, that suggests all events have been willed by God, including the eternal fate of souls.