by Linda C. Raeder (Author)
The Rise and Fall of Freedom is the third of three volumes comprising a comprehensive study of freedom and American society. Volume III explores the historical rise of the free society in the West and especially its relation to the religious worldview that inspired the quest for individual freedom. It further examines the threats to the free society posed not only by the modern ideological movements but related paradigms such as Progressivism, Postmodernism, and Multiculturalism. Volume I, Freedom and Political Order, examines the meaning of freedom and the relation among freedom, law, and rights. Volume II, Freedom and Economic Order, explores the relation of individual freedom to the economic arrangements of society, in particular, the competing paradigms of capitalism and socialism.
Author Biography
Linda C. Raeder is Professor of Politics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, FL. She is the author of numerous scholarly publications exploring the nature and development of the Western liberal tradition, including a monograph on the religious thought of J.S. Mill, chapters and articles on Hayek, Burke, Marx, Augustine, Voegelin, and related subjects. She received the Ph.D. in politics and American government from The Catholic University of America and serves as both associate editor of the academic journal Humanitas (Washington, DC) and senior fellow at the James Madison Institute in Tallahassee. In 2017 she was recipient of the Charles and Hazel Corts Award for outstanding teaching.