In a lot of ways, the Great Awakening was opposed to Enlightenment values. Where the Enlightenment stressed scientific thought and reason, the Great Awakening believed in faith in God. But there was one important aspect to Great Awakening thought that was in line with Enlightenment ideas -- the idea that all people were equal.
In the Great Awakening, there was the idea that people should have a direct relationship with God. This said that they did not need to listen to hierarchies placed above them (to ministers or priests). Instead, they should all be equal before God.
This was very much in line with Enlightenment thinking that opposed hierarchy and believed all men were created equal.
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