The Devil In Mr Jones Analysis

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Living in the United States, the idea of freedom and liberty are imbedded into our vocabulary and as a result, an American stereotype was created. Fervor for rights to be recognized and flag waving while chanting “America! Home of the free!”, but the million-dollar question is how true actually is it? What actually defines freedom, especially on a subject that is still challenged and contested as our country progressed into modernity? Religious freedom, especially when supplemented by readings we’ve done throughout the year, isn’t as free as we think. From Jonathon Z. Smith’s “The Devil in Mr. Jones” to Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile’s “How We Gather”, different ages bring forth different types of religion and the general public may not