City on a Hill
2020-05-17T17:25:20-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTEzXC8yMDIwMDUxNzE4MTI0NzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Washington University English Professor Abram Van Engen provided a history of American exceptionalism and the term “city on a hill,” from its origins in a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop to today. This was a virtual author program hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Washington University English Professor Abram Van Engen provided a history of American exceptionalism and the term “city on a hill,” from it… read more
Washington University English Professor Abram Van Engen provided a history of American exceptionalism and the term “city on a hill,” from its origins in a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop to today. This was a virtual author program hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society. close
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