ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -American Exceptionalism. Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” is often quoted as an early example of American exceptionalism.

Detailed explanation-2: -"A Model of Christian Charity” is a sermon by Puritan leader John Winthrop, preached at the Holyrood Church in Southampton before the colonists embarked in the Winthrop Fleet. It is also known as “City upon a Hill” and denotes the notion of American exceptionalism.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity, also called City on a Hill and sometimes spelled as A Modell of Christian Charity, is a sermon written and delivered by him aboard the Arbella on his journey from England to New England in 1630.

Detailed explanation-4: -In his sermon, Winthrop expresses his opinion regarding people’s inequality. He states that, in all times, some must be rich and powerful and some – poor and mean. Winthrop agrees with God’s decision to divide people into poor and rich and accepts inequality.

Detailed explanation-5: -Possession and Selflessness. In his sermon “A Model of Christian Charity, ” John Winthrop sketches a rough utopian communism based on love and mutual dependence, one free from private property, devoid of personal investment, and abundant in public charity.