Old Lights

Definition

Opponents of revivalism who defended established religious authority and more traditional worship.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

Old Lights rejected the new approach, criticising its emotional intensity and the disorder it could produce. The disagreement therefore concerned both religious belief and who should guide a community’s worship.
Revise: Cultural Developments

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GCSE History · key term

Opponents of revivalism who defended established religious authority and more traditional worship.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

Old Lights rejected the new approach, criticising its emotional intensity and the disorder it could produce. The disagreement therefore concerned both religious belief and who should guide a community’s worship.
Revise: Cultural Developments

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