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City upon a hill" is a phrase derived from the teaching of salt and light in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount. [ n 1 ] Originally applied to the city of Boston by early 17th century Puritans, it came to adopt broader use in political rhetoric in United States politics , that of a declaration of American exceptionalism , and referring to America ...
For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.
City on a Hill is an American crime drama television series created by Charlie MacLean, based on a story by Ben Affleck and MacLean. The series stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Amanda Clayton, Cathy Moriarty, Kevin Dunn, and Jill Hennessy. [1] [2] The series premiered on June 7, 2019 (online) and June 16, 2019 (Showtime).
Upon its founding, John Winthrop invoked the Sermon on the Mount, declaring the settlement would be "a city upon a hill," a model for a new type of society. Colonial America was a petri dish of ...
Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years. His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development, influencing the governments and religions of neighboring colonies in addition to those of Massachusetts.
The second verse introduces "City upon a Hill" (Greek: πόλις […] ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη, romanized: polis […] epánō órous keiménē): You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden. —
In his 1989 farewell address, President Ronald Reagan described his vision for the future of the United States as a “shining city upon a hill” … “teeming with people of all kinds living in ...
Hilary of Poitiers: It is the nature of a light to emit its rays whithersoever it is carried about, and when brought into a house to dispel the darkness of that house.. Thus the world, placed beyond the pale of the knowledge of God, was held in the darkness of ignorance, till the light of knowledge was brought to it by the Apostles, and thenceforward the knowledge of God shone bright, and from ...