Does American Exceptionalism and Faith in Providence Make Us Arrogant or Accountable?

<![CDATA[At the end of his book, The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic, Michael Medved is very careful to distinguish between American exceptionalism and perfectionism. No person, and certainly no nation, is flawless. The test is if, and how, those flaws are overcome: “Confidence in divine providence, in other words, fosters accountability more than arrogance. Whenever we’ve fallen short, the stubborn conviction that the Almighty expects better has spurred efforts towards redemption.”]]>