A Model of Christian Charity
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A Model of Christian Charity is John Winthrop’s famous 1630 sermon outlining the Puritan vision of a godly community as a “city upon a hill,” foundational to American religious and political thought.
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| instanceOf |
religious text
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sermon → |
| associatedWith |
Massachusetts Bay Company
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Puritan migration to New England → |
| author |
John Winthrop
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| callsFor |
justice
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mercy → self-denial → |
| circulation |
manuscript for two centuries
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| countryOfOrigin |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| dateWritten |
1630
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| emphasizes |
collective accountability
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love as the bond of the community → obedience to God’s covenant → |
| genre |
political theology
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sermon → |
| historicalContext |
founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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voyage of the Arbella → |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text of American political thought
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foundational text of American religious thought → |
| influenced |
American civil religion
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New England Puritan identity → |
| intendedAudience |
Puritan colonists
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| keyPhrase |
city upon a hill
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| keyTheme |
collective success or failure before God
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duty of the rich to aid the poor → inequality as part of God’s providential order → public visibility of the godly community → the community as a unified body → |
| language |
English
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| laterPublication |
19th century
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| mainSubject |
Christian charity
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community → covenant theology → divine providence → moral obligations → social hierarchy → |
| notableIdea |
city upon a hill
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| placeFirstDelivered |
aboard the Arbella
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| politicalInfluence |
American exceptionalism
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United States political rhetoric → |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
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Puritanism → |
| setting |
Atlantic crossing from England to New England
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| theologicalConcept |
Christian love
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communal discipline → covenant with God → mutual responsibility → |
| yearFirstDelivered |
1630
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Arbella
("John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” sermon")
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John Winthrop
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