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What does it mean to be spiritual? And how does this animate our daily lives? These are the questions at the heart of Fetzer’s Study of Spirituality in America. Working with social scientists, theologians, and academic experts, we’ve designed a study to shine a light on unexplored questions about spirituality and civic life.

Abstract. The late James A. Davis characterized American public opinion in the Reagan era as “conservative weather” amidst a liberalizing “climate.” By climate,

Pride marketing campaigns and its harm for the LGBTQIA+ community Along with the increasing support for the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month, comes the corporate incentive to align with these sentiments. To do so, companies engage in “rainbow-washing” through marketing themselves as LGBTQIA+ allies, primarily using their online platforms. Yet companies promoting pride are often not consistent with their support — as they display very little to no meaningful contributions to the cause...

By EMILY SWANSON Last modified: Thursday, March 12, 2015 WASHINGTON — In the late 1980s, support for gay marriage was essentially unheard of in America. Just a quarter century later, it’s now favored by clear majority of Americans. That dramatic shift in opinion is among the fastest changes ever measured by the General Social Survey, a comprehensive and widely respected survey that has measured trends on a huge array of American attitudes for more than four decades. Support for a right o...

Holocaust and Genocide Studies 17.1 (2003) 62-88 The Holocaust and American Public Memory, 1945-1960 San Diego State University Abstract: Until the 1960s, many scholars assert, most Americans awareness of the Holocaust was based upon vague, trivial, or inaccurate representations. Yet the extermination of the Jews was remembered in significant ways, this article posits, through World War II accounts, the Nuremberg trials, philosophical works, comparisons with Soviet totalitarianism, Christian an...