Sermons such as "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" were written largely in response to

Jonathan Edwards’s sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” was part of the Great Awakening, a religious revival that urged people to renew their faith. It responded in part to the growing influence of rationalism and the decline of religious devotion among some colonists. Thus, the best answer is the rejection of religion in favor of rationalism by some colonists.

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