As a City on a Hill: The Story of America`s Most Famous Lay Sermon

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION "The Most Famous Lay Sermon in All of American History" -- PART I TEXT -- 1 Writing "A Model of Christian Charity" -- 2 "We Shall Be as a City upon a Hill" -- 3 A Chosen People -- 4 New England in a W...

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Main Author: Rodgers, Daniel T. 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Rodgers, Daniel T., 1942-, As a city on a hill] (2020) (Millsap, Matthew C.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Winthrop, John 1588-1649 / North America / National consciousness / History
Further subjects:B United States-Social conditions
B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Rodgers, Daniel T: As a City on a Hill : The Story of America`s Most Famous Lay Sermon. - Princeton : Princeton University Press,c2018. - 9780691181592
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Summary:Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION "The Most Famous Lay Sermon in All of American History" -- PART I TEXT -- 1 Writing "A Model of Christian Charity" -- 2 "We Shall Be as a City upon a Hill" -- 3 A Chosen People -- 4 New England in a World of Holy Experiments -- 5 Left All Alone in America -- 6 Love Is a Bond or Ligament -- 7 Moralizing the Market Economy -- 8 The Poor and the Boundaries of Obligation -- PART II NATION -- 9 Inventing Foundations -- 10 Mobile Metaphors of Nationalism -- 11 From the Top Mast -- 12 Constructing a City on a Hill in Africa -- 13 The Carnage of God's Chosen Nations -- PART III ICON -- 14 The Historical Embarrassments of New England -- 15 Puritanism in an Existentialist Key -- 16 Arguing over the Puritans during the Cold War -- 17 Ronald Reagan's Shining City on a Hill -- 18 Puritan Foundations of an "Exceptionalist" Nation -- 19 Ambivalent Evangelicals -- EPILOGUE Disembarking from the Arbella -- APPENDIX John Winthrop, "A Model of Christian Charity": A Modern Transcription -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
ISBN:0691184372