ABSTRACT
Puritan politician, lawyer, and lay theologian John Winthrop fled England in 1630 when it looked like Charles I had successfully blocked all hopes of passing Puritan-inspired reforms in Parliament. Leading a migration, he came to New England in the hopes of creating an ideal Puritan community and eventually became the governor of Massachusetts. Winthrop is remembered for his role in the Puritan migration to the colonies and for delivering what is probably the most famous lay sermon in American history, "A Model of Christian Charity." In it he proclaimed that New England would be "a city upon a hill"--an example for future colonies.
In John Winthrop: Founding the City upon a Hill, Michael Parker examines the political and religious history of this iconic figure. In this short biography, bolstered by letters, sermons, and maps, John Winthrop introduces students to the colonial world, the Pequot Wars, and the history of American Exceptionalism.TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |183 pages
John Winthrop
chapter |20 pages
The Winthrops of Groton Manor
chapter |27 pages
The Decision for New England
chapter |28 pages
Balancing Order and Freedom
chapter |21 pages
The Pequot War
chapter |23 pages
An American Jezebel
chapter |29 pages
Magistrates and Deputies
chapter |29 pages
Toward the New England Way
part |15 pages
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