Puritanism in John Winthrop "A model of Christian Charity"
FLRG.01.193
Heidi Järvpõld
01.01.2015
Puritanism in A model of Christian Charity
A modell of Christian charity, also known as A City on a Hill, is the kind of Puritan
literature example that can fade the suspicious reader’s doubts in the Puritan main ideology
and beliefs. At least, this is how it seemed to me. This sermon can be seen as a gateway to the
Puritan society’s attitude and mindset as it is one of the most classical examples of the Puritan
era literature. Although John Winthrop was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony which
was filled with corrupted chiefs, he vigorously emphasizes in his writings the unity of
community, love of othe...
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