A city upon a hill: how sermons changed the course of American history
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New York : HarperOne, [2007].
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Book
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1st ed.
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9780060854270, 0060854278, 9780061338120, 0061338125
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xviii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Citing landmark sermons that have shaped and reflected the nation, a history of the influence of the sermon on the United States considers such famous speeches as those of Puritan founder John Winthrop, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Abraham Lincoln.
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Witham, L. (2007). A city upon a hill: how sermons changed the course of American history. New York, HarperOne.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Witham, Larry, 1952-. 2007. A City Upon a Hill: How Sermons Changed the Course of American History. New York, HarperOne.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Witham, Larry, 1952-, A City Upon a Hill: How Sermons Changed the Course of American History. New York, HarperOne, 2007.
MLA Citation (style guide)Witham, Larry. A City Upon a Hill: How Sermons Changed the Course of American History. New York, HarperOne, 2007.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index.
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Citing landmark sermons that have shaped and reflected the nation, a history of the influence of the sermon on the United States considers such famous speeches as those of Puritan founder John Winthrop, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Abraham Lincoln.
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505 | 0 | |a Introduction : Of words and nations -- Robert Hunt's library : the sermon comes to America -- The three covenants : preaching on order and liberty -- Jeremiah in America : times of troubles and revivals -- Pulpits of sedition : the rhetoric of revolution -- The movement west : frontiers of sect, class, and sex -- Dreams of utopia : preaching American identity -- Words of freedom : exhorting slavery and abolition -- The God of battles : interpreting victory and defeat -- Reconstructing America : progress, Darwin, and the lost cause -- The White City : urban tales and imperial designs -- Modern times : a battle over women, booze, and Bibles -- Radioland : preaching faith, fear, and fun -- The American way of life : popular faith in an insecure age -- From left to right : promised lands and cities on hills -- Conclusion : The "publick religion" : the sermon as four habits of mind. | |
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