{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia","provider_url":"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org","title":"Great Awakenings - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ONdkGUjMrj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/essays\/great-awakenings\/\">Great Awakenings<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/essays\/great-awakenings\/embed\/#?secret=ONdkGUjMrj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Great Awakenings&#8221; &#8212; Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia\" data-secret=\"ONdkGUjMrj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Union-Tabernacle.jpg","thumbnail_width":1300,"thumbnail_height":945,"description":"The Philadelphia region played a major role in the three major religious \u201cawakenings\u201d that shaped American religion and popular culture in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Often termed \u201cgreat awakenings\u201d for their emotional effects in stirring spiritual reflection and then excitement, they were usually carefully managed events that involved powerful preaching, hymn singing and music, staging for effect, and mass gathering of people."}