American exceptionalism
Why is there a place called East Palestine, Ohio?
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 9, 2023
Salem, MA. Sharon, MA. Bethel, CT. New Canaan, CT. A biblical tour through the United States.
American exceptionalism needs a reboot
By Thomas Reese — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — As individuals, most Christians readily acknowledge we are sinners. Why is it so hard to admit that our nation has also sinned?
Does Trump’s presidency signal the end of the ‘American Century’?
By A. James Rudin — January 25, 2017
(RNS) A 1917 speech to Congress by President Woodrow Wilson that concluded with a quintessential religio-political reference is the seedbed from which 'American exceptionalism' and 'indispensability' sprang.
Do the Democrats have a moral agenda for 2016?
By David P. Gushee — October 12, 2015
Republicans talk about God and moral values. Democrats have a religious and moral vision too, if they will claim it.
The myth and lie of American exceptionalism (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — February 24, 2015
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (RNS) Facts get in the way of teaching the history that many want to remember, the history in which whites play a starring role, not their actual and much more complicated roles.
What many Christians get wrong on July 4th
By Jonathan Merritt — July 3, 2014
Many Americans believe America is more exceptional than other nations. Is this claim true, and if so, should Christians shout it from their star-spangled rooftops?
Mormons’ love-hate relationship with America
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — July 2, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) As Americans celebrate the nation's founding, some Mormons may outdo their neighbors this week in fireworks, fanfare and frenzy to express their outsized patriotism. Other Mormons caution against linking political perspectives on American exceptionalism to specific theology or teachings. Peggy Fletcher Stack.
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