From Awakening to Secularism: The first Great Awakening is often depicted as having a direct correlation to the American Revolution. However, many of those who crafted America’s founding documents had a jaundiced view of such clerical figures such as Jonathan Edwards. A counter-movement with a more secular bent is what followed that time of high spirituality and experiential religion. St Luke’s Executive Director, John Ericson examines the religious movement of the 1740s and its counter-movements in the following decades. Free Presentation with registration required. Drinks and snacks provided.