Liberty and religion: The end of U.S. exceptionalism?

Clark examines the recent change in the world perspective of the US due to permutations in the understanding of the word "liberty". Liberty in the time of the American Revolution had a different connotation than it does in current society, although it is still driven by the idea of a sacre...

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Published in:Orbis (Philadelphia) 2005-01, Vol.49 (1), p.21-35
Main Author: Clark, J C D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Revolution
Foreign relations
Freedom
Freedoms
Historiography
History
Independence
International relations
Linguistics
Religion
Religion Politics Relationship
Revolutions
Sociology
U.S.A
United States of America
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Summary:Clark examines the recent change in the world perspective of the US due to permutations in the understanding of the word "liberty". Liberty in the time of the American Revolution had a different connotation than it does in current society, although it is still driven by the idea of a sacred cause.
ISSN:0030-4387
1873-5282
DOI:10.1016/j.orbis.2004.10.003