In recent days, I have begun reading John Barry’s book, “Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty.” Although published in 2012, Barry tells the ...
Introduction: "The most famous lay sermon in all of American history" -- Part I, Text. Writing "A model of Christian charity" -- "We shall be as a city upon a hill" -- A chosen people -- New England ...
Princeton historian Rodgers (Age of Fracture) argues that the comparison of America to a city on a hill that politicians often use, quoting from John Winthrop’s 1630 lay sermon “Model of Christian ...
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