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The Rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States
No full textJoin a webinar with a panel discussion about the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States. Moderated by Dr. Michael Hollerich, professor emeritus of historical theology at the University of St. Thomas, this program features presentations from a panel scholars followed by a Q&A session. Andrew Whitehead is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUPUI (Indiana University and Purdue University). He will lead off our discussion by summarizing his sociological research about the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States. His work was recently published under the title, Taking America Back for God. David Goldenberg is the Midwest Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League. He will follow Andrew Whitehead’s presentation by providing an overview of the rise of hate crimes in the United States and in the Midwest, in particular. William Cavanaugh is Professor and Director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University. He will follow David Goldenberg’s presentation by providing a theological interpretation about Christian Nationalism as idolatry.
Moderated by Michael Hollerich Professor Emeritus at the University of St. Thomas. For years, he has taught a course on Christianity and Nazism, and another on Theology and Politics at the University of St. Thomas. He will outline some of the key similarities but also key differences of the current situation in the United States and the rise of Nazism during the Weimar Republic.
Organized and sponsored by the Theology Department at the University of St. Thomas in collaboration with the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies at the University of St. Thoma
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Care and Treatment of Pregnant, Birthing, and Postpartum People in Prisons in the United States
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LGBTQ Youth Experiences of Home Confinement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textDuring the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, most youth were confined to their home in a period known as ‘lockdown’ to prevent the spread of the virus. For many LGBTQ youth, this meant being confined with caregivers who were perceived as unaccepting or unaware of their identity. Simultaneously, they were cut off from supportive adults and peers at school and in the community. The following is a banded dissertation examining the experiences of LGBTQ youth during this period. Product 1 of the dissertation is a conceptual paper introducing the LGBTQ Youth Pandemic Stress and Intervention model (LYPSI), which was developed using current studies on LGBTQ youth and the pandemic, resilience factors, and interventions all focused on this specific population. Product 2 is an exploratory study of LGBTQ youth experiences of the pandemic as observed by Gender-Sexuality Alliance advisors. Product 3 is a presentation of both the conceptual paper and the research paper given at the conference for the National Association of Social Workers - Wisconsin Chapte
Liberian Immigrants\u27 Experiences in Career Advancement to Leadership Positions in the United States of America: A Phenomenological Study
Full text linkThe purpose of this study was to understand the experience of Liberian Immigrants in career advancement to leadership positions in the United States. In this study, there were a total of six Liberians interviewed; three women and three men, and their ages ranged from 35-51. These interviews were done in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Each participant interviewed in this study was able to speak in detail about their experience beginning with his or her migration process to the United States, their experiences living in the United States, and their achievements. Each participant has at least a master’s degree. One of the participants has a master’s degree from Liberia while the rest of the participants had their master’s degrees from universities or colleges in the United States.
The participants discussed details about their experiences in terms of the challenges, barriers, and opportunities they had in the United States since immigrating. During the interviews, four contextual themes and four essential themes emerged. The Contextual themes that emerged were (a) having an advanced or graduate education from the U.S., (b) having work experience in management, (c) networking and being actively employed while seeking advancement, and (d) cultural barriers. The essential themes were (a) growing as a leader, (b) behave as a responsible United States Citizen (c) Demonstrate Adaptability and Resilience in the Face of Potential Discrimination and Inequality
