Episode 78: "How a 1630 Sermon Shaped American Exceptionalism"

from The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life. · host John Fea

Our guest in this episode is Abram Van Engen, author of City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism. He helps us make sense of the phrase "city on a hill" in John Winthrop's famous 1630 sermon, both in its 17th-century context and today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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