Why do you think Edwards' sermon was requested in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"? What can you learn about Puritan values from the sermon?...

The
Colonists' movement away from an indoctrinated spiritual life was the primary motivation behind
Edwards' sermon.  Confronted with an increasing emphasis on consumerism and materialism,
increase in literacy, as well as the demonstrated shortcomings of Puritan values through the
Salem Witchcraft Trials,...