Description

The Words That Stirred a Nation

From colonial times to the present, from Abraham Lincoln to Billy Graham, the sermon has been the dynamic medium through which America conducts its most important debates, motivating us to fight wars as well as fight for peace and ultimately defining the course of our history. A City Upon a Hill tells the American story through these powerful words, showing us at our best—and sometimes at our worst.

About the Author

Larry Witham is the author of The Measure of God, Where Darwin Meets the Bible, and By Design: Science and the Search for God. As a journalist, he has won the Religion Communicators Council's Wilbur Award three times and has received several prizes from the Religion Newswriters Association as well as a Templeton Foundation award for his articles on science and religion.

Praise For…

Journalist Witham narrates the history of preaching in America with good pacing and delicious detail. — Publishers Weekly

“[Witham] weaves the summaries into . . . a history of the theology contained in the American sermon.” — Wall Street Journal

Award-winning religion writer Larry Witham says the pulpit has profoundly influenced crucial public debates over independence, abolition, prohibition, civil rights and much more. — American History

One of the “Top Ten Books Every Preacher Should Read” — Preaching Magazine