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Chapter 15. Puritanism in an Existentialist Key
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction. “ The Most Famous Lay Sermon in All of American History 1
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PART I. Text
- Chapter 1. Writing “A Model of Christian Charity” 13
- Chapter 2. “ We Shall Be as a City upon a Hill” 31
- Chapter 3. A Chosen People 44
- Chapter 4. New England in a World of Holy Experiments 58
- Chapter 5. Left All Alone in Amer i ca 71
- Chapter 6. Love Is a Bond or Ligament 86
- Chapter 7. Moralizing the Market Economy 96
- Chapter 8. The Poor and the Bound aries of Obligation 107
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PART II. Nation
- Chapter 9. Inventing Foundations 123
- Chapter 10. Mobile Metaphors of Nationalism 133
- Chapter 11. From the Top Mast 146
- Chapter 12. Constructing a City on a Hill in Africa 158
- Chapter 13. The Carnage of God’s Chosen Nations 171
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PART III. Icon
- Chapter 14. The Historical Embarrassments of New England 189
- Chapter 15. Puritanism in an Existentialist Key 204
- Chapter 16. Arguing over the Puritans during the Cold War 217
- Chapter 17. Ronald Reagan’s Shining City on a Hill 233
- Chapter 18. Puritan Foundations of an “Exceptionalist” Nation 247
- Chapter 19. Ambivalent Evangelicals 264
- Epilogue. Disembarking from the Arbella 280
- Appendix. John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity”: A Modern Transcription 289
- Notes 309
- Acknowledgments 341
- Index 345
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction. “ The Most Famous Lay Sermon in All of American History 1
-
PART I. Text
- Chapter 1. Writing “A Model of Christian Charity” 13
- Chapter 2. “ We Shall Be as a City upon a Hill” 31
- Chapter 3. A Chosen People 44
- Chapter 4. New England in a World of Holy Experiments 58
- Chapter 5. Left All Alone in Amer i ca 71
- Chapter 6. Love Is a Bond or Ligament 86
- Chapter 7. Moralizing the Market Economy 96
- Chapter 8. The Poor and the Bound aries of Obligation 107
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PART II. Nation
- Chapter 9. Inventing Foundations 123
- Chapter 10. Mobile Metaphors of Nationalism 133
- Chapter 11. From the Top Mast 146
- Chapter 12. Constructing a City on a Hill in Africa 158
- Chapter 13. The Carnage of God’s Chosen Nations 171
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PART III. Icon
- Chapter 14. The Historical Embarrassments of New England 189
- Chapter 15. Puritanism in an Existentialist Key 204
- Chapter 16. Arguing over the Puritans during the Cold War 217
- Chapter 17. Ronald Reagan’s Shining City on a Hill 233
- Chapter 18. Puritan Foundations of an “Exceptionalist” Nation 247
- Chapter 19. Ambivalent Evangelicals 264
- Epilogue. Disembarking from the Arbella 280
- Appendix. John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity”: A Modern Transcription 289
- Notes 309
- Acknowledgments 341
- Index 345