Introducing 

Prezi AI.

Your new presentation assistant.

Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.

Loading…
Transcript

John Humphrey Noyes

Reform presentation by Jakob Scherf

Criticisms of American Society

Criticisms of American Society

John Humphrey Noyes believed that t...

Reforms on Religion

John Humphrey Noyes believed that the community had little integrity. He wanted to change that. John did not like the way that sin was veiwed with religion.

Reforms on gender equality

John Humphrey Noyes was a strong believ...

John Humphrey Noyes was a strong believer in the fact that men and women should be equal. He thought it was selfish to be commited to just one person.

Reform Methods

Reform Methods

Community and Religious methods

Community and Religious methods

Noyes believed in a state of Pefectionism at conversion. All of his followers had to practice Bible Communism. Bible communism is communism as it is described in the Bible. He set up a community in Oneida to practice all of his beliefs.

Gender role methods

Gender role methods

Noyes set up systems known as Complex Marriage and Male Continence. Every man was married to every woman of the community and vice versa. Male continence was simply self control.

Successes in Reform

Successes

Cpmmunity Success

Cpmmunity Success

The Oneida Community lasted 30 years. It remained a succesful bible communist community the entire time. All of the views held by Noyes were upheld in the community.

Community relations

Community relations

Complex Marriage and Male Continence was followed in the Oneida community. Everyone practiced mutual criticism, or volunteering to be honestly evaluated by the community. The idea of mutual criticism was to allow people to know how to reach perfection.

Monetary Success

Monetary Success

When the Oneida Community was disbanded, the community had over $600,000 dollars.

Interesting Facts

Interesting Facts

Arrested for adultery

Forced to leave Yale for opposition to Calvinism

Before revival, had little interest in theology

Swept out of school by Charles Finney's revivals

Extent of reform

Extent of reform

Utopias

Utopias

Noyes founded Utopian communities on the ideals of communism and adultery, which is pretty extreme

Mission of Followers

Mission of Followers

He believed that his followers were called by God to seek perfection. Some members were even given the task of guarding young virgins to keep them perfect. Noyes felt that his community was given an impossible task, but he was willing to attempt to carry it out.

Lasting Impact on American Society

Lasting Impact on American Society

John wrote many books about the bettering of society. He promoted equality between men and women and he challenged may social views.

Effects of the reform seen today

Men and women are much more equal now. Gender roles have drastically changed for the better since the 19th century. Views on marriage have also changed dramatically. John Humphrey Noyes would be proud to see these changes in society.

Works Cited

  • https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Humphrey-Noyes
  • http://brbl-archive.library.yale.edu/exhibitions/utopia/uc10.html
  • https://19thcenturyreform.wikispaces.com/

Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi