#14. How consistent was the growth of the Millerite movement with social and religious movements in America during the same period? How do SDA beliefs reflect the values ​​of these social and religious movements?Cassie CookenmasterProf. ErskineAmerican History IHIST-154-BThe Millerite movement developed during America's Second Great Awakening. This awakening was a religious revival which led the country into reform movements. The Millerites were followers of the teachings of William Miller. In 1833, Miller first publicly shared his belief in the second coming of Jesus Christ. He believed that Christ would return around 1843. The Second Great Awakening began in Connecticut in the 1790s and reached its peak in the 1830s and 1840s. At the start of the revolution, the largest denominations were the Congregationalists, the Anglicans and the Quakers; However, by the early 1800s, evangelicals, Methodists, and Baptists were on the rise in the country. During the Awakening era in American history, churches experienced more complete freedom from government control, opening the door to a great spiritual awakening among the American people. This awareness focused on both religious and social areas of the time, which were important to religious movements and the nation as a whole. The Second Great Awakening was motivated by these issues, including an emphasis on the increasing "evils" associated with the recent rise of industry and the absence of political ideals of freedom of choice. On a social level, the Second Great Awakening arose to combat these problems and promote temperance in lifestyle and greater equality among people. The religious aspect ...... middle of paper ...... has also held faithful and consistent to the doctrines and practices distinguishing the Protestant tradition from Catholicism, perhaps even more so. In Craig Blomberg's book A Case for Historic Premillennialism, he describes Millerites as being a different type of person than the average. He states: “They have never questioned traditional marriage, nor practiced unconventional sexual relations, nor changed the historical teachings of the Church on the Godhead [the Trinity]. Miller did not claim to be a prophet, but only a careful reader of Scripture who invited others to verify his calculations and draw their own conclusions. Miller's position, particularly on Scripture, also contributed greatly to the development of the Adventist Church which closely followed the Millerite movement. The idea of ​​“Sola Scriputra” or “only Scripture” played a very important role.