How did the Great Awakening challenge the authority of the established churches?

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How did the Great Awakening challenge the authority of the established churches?

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How did the Great Awakening challenge the authority of the established churches? What role did this play in planting the seeds for the Revolution? How did the challenging of religious authority lead to the challenging of political authority?