Larry Witham

A City Upon a Hill

How the Sermon Changed the Course of American History

Talking Points

Larry Witham can trace the the interplay between religion and American history to our forefathers. He offers serious examination of religious rhetoric and how it sometimes reflected and sometimes inspired public opinion and policy through American history. Witham can expertly speak about and analyze the influence of religion on figures like the founding fathers, Andrew Jackson, John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and many others.

Description

Between the colonization of America and the terrorist attacks of September 2001, the sermon has both shaped America’s self-understanding and reflected both sides of its most important social, political, military, and philosophical debates.