Sentences with phrase «engaged in a common enterprise»

In his famous sermon on «Christian Charity,» John Winthrop reminded the Puritans that they had covenanted together to undertake a common task; the entire Massachusetts Bay effort was interpreted as a covenant between those engaged in a common enterprise and as a covenant between all the people and God.10 This symbol is found in diaries, in letters, in countless sermons preached in the context of regular services, and in sermons on great occasions stretching from Winthrop's «Christian Charity» through fast - day and election - day sermons up to and through the very Revolution itself.

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Three common misconceptions often get in the way, however, of creating work or academic settings in which individuals from underrepresented groups feel comfortable enough to engage productively and to remain committed to the enterprise.