One of the most enduring phrases at the heart of American exceptionalism is John Winthrop's famous proclamation that the Puritan colonists were establishing a "city upon a hill." But the story of this lay sermon is much more complicated, and, according to Bancroft-winning historian Daniel Rogers, Winthrop was not being triumphalist, but instead a statement of anxiety. Dr. Rogers joins us to discuss his new book on the sermon and its endurance, As a City on a Hill.
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Episode 44: History for Gamers
Episode 43: Reconciling the Church and Slavery
Episode 42: An American Saint
Episode 41: Populism
Episode 40: Sportianity
Episode 39: Returning to Charlottesville
Bonus Episode: *Believe Me* Book Launch
Bonus Episode: Live at Messiah College Educator's Day
Episode 38: Jesus Is the Rock That Rolls My Blues Away
Episode 37: Should You Go to Grad School?
Episode 36: The 18th-Century Atlantic World
Episode 35: Global Hockey
Episode 34: Twitterstorians
Episode 33: The Power of Sport
Episode 32: The Politics of Sex
Episode 31: Searching for Christian America in a Boston High School
Episode 30: The Evangelicals
Episode 29: Libertarianism and Democracy
Episode 28: That Memphis Sound
Episode 27: From Mount Vernon to Mar-a-Lago
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