Read the selection from the article. The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s. The movement came at a time when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had grown stale.

The word "stale" has a negative connotation. Which other sentence BEST emphasizes that connotation?

Christians were feeling complacent with their methods of worship, and some were disillusioned with how wealth and rationalism were dominating culture.

The stage was set for a renewal of faith, and in the late 1720s, a revival began to take root as preachers altered their messages and reemphasized concepts of Calvinism.

Although these leaders' backgrounds differed, their messages served the same purpose: to awaken the Christian faith and return to a religion that was relevant to the people of the day.

While the movement unified the colonies and boosted church growth, experts say it also caused division among those who supported it and those who rejected it.