In recent days, I have begun reading John Barry’s book, “Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty.” Although published in 2012, Barry tells the ...
Last time in these pages, I mentioned Jonathan Winthrop’s “city on a hill” sermon, “that all the eyes of all people are upon us.” Winthrop considered himself a type of Moses who was leading his people ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Another large tract of land along the Savannah River in South Carolina is being protected from development. Jonathan Winthrop said his family put the 13,868 acres (5,612 ...