The period of the Enlightenment, also known as The Age of Reason, was a time of social, religious and political revolution throughout the 18th century that changed man's thoughts during this period of "awakening". It was a liberation of ignorant thoughts, ideas and actions that had become detached from the ignorant perception of how society should be maintained and obeyed, thus giving little room for new ideas about the world. The Puritan society believed that these new ideas of thought were extremely radical compared to what they believed, which was a belief of strong religion and rational morality. The enlightened society believed that the use of reason would be a catalyst for social change and had a demand for political representation, thus giving rise to a historical moment where individualism was widely accepted in the new world. The Puritan society strongly believed in myth, magic and religious superstitions which were immensely used by the Puritans before democracy, capitalism and the scientific revolution gave rise starting from the Enlightenment period. First, the religious philosophies between these eras of thought were very radical for their time in history which ultimately discarded the old ideas and beliefs of Puritanism into more modern ideas and reasoning of the Enlightenment. Writing was a tenet of social philosophy that both eras conflicted with due to differences in how and what they wrote about religion. In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by John Edwards, he wrote and instilled fear in those who were thinking of turning away from Puritan teachings by saying that God will have wrath towards those who did not glorify him, which caused some Puritans to return to old teachings rather than new ideas of religion. On the contrary, the writings... half the paper... have changed since then. In conclusion, the progression of these three philosophies from Puritan theological visions to the great scientific and rational ideals of the Enlightenment showed how a reformation of beliefs and ideas led to the progressively modern ethics on which our society is based today. The scientific reasoning of the world has ignited ideas towards which the ignorant society of the Puritans was immensely closed-minded. These ideas kicked off the way we explain how things happen through the use of science and reasoning. Although the Puritans saw this great reform as blasphemy against God, the Enlightenment expanded several religious beliefs that fostered intellect and understanding of religion in societies. “The Age of Reasoning” was a radically new concept of human intellect that forever changed the ideas of our country as it developed into what we are today.