A City Upon a Hill

How Sermons Changed the Course of American History

By: Larry Witham

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Paperback | 1 July 2008

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The Words That Stirred a Nation

From colonial times to the present, from Abraham Lincoln to Billy Graham, the sermon has been the dynamic medium through which America conducts its most important debates, motivating us to fight wars as well as fight for peace and ultimately defining the course of our history. "A City Upon a Hill" tells the American story through these powerful words, showing us at our best--and sometimes at our worst.

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Journalist Witham narrates the history of preaching in America with good pacing and delicious detail. -- Publishers Weekly

"[Witham] weaves the summaries into . . . a history of the theology contained in the American sermon." -- Wall Street Journal

Award-winning religion writer Larry Witham says the pulpit has profoundly influenced crucial public debates over independence, abolition, prohibition, civil rights and much more. -- American History

One of the "Top Ten Books Every Preacher Should Read" -- Preaching Magazine

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Christianity History Regional & National History History of the Americas Mind, Body, Spirit Thought and Practice Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Religious Life & Practice Religious Instruction

Acknowledgments and Literary Note	p. vii
Timelines	p. ix
Introduction: Of Words and Nations	p. 1
The Colonial Period (1607-1800)
Robert Hunt's Library: The Sermon Comes to America	p. 7
The Three Covenants: Preaching on Order and Liberty	p. 17
Jeremiah in America: Times of Troubles and Revivals	p. 35
Pulpits of Sedition: The Rhetoric of Revolution	p. 59
National Period (1800-1900)
The Movement West: Frontiers of Sect, Class, and Sex	p. 81
Dreams of Utopia: Preaching American Identity	p. 101
Words of Freedom: Exhorting Slavery and Abolition	p. 119
The God of Battles: Interpreting Victory and Defeat	p. 140
Reconstructing America: Progress, Darwin, and the Lost Cause	p. 157
The White City: Urban Tales and Imperial Designs	p. 178
Modern Period (1900-)
Modern Times: A Battle over Women, Booze, and Bibles	p. 199
Radioland: Preaching Faith, Fear, and Fun	p. 221
The American Way of Life: Popular Faith in an Insecure Age	p. 238
From Left to Right: Promised Lands and Cities on Hills	p. 261
Conclusion: The "Publick Religion": The Sermon as Four Habits of Mind	p. 284
Notes	p. 297
Bibliography of Other Sources	p. 309
Illustration Credits	p. 311
Index	p. 313
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How Sermons Changed the Course of American History

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