Our Creedal Question.
The article examines whether the Declaration of Independence initiated not only a new nation but also a new political religion, focusing on the concept of creedal nationalism—the idea that America is fundamentally defined by a political creed rather than ethnicity or religion. It traces competing in...
| Publicado en: | Modern Age Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 7 - 16 |
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Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Summer2026
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