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Tracy Fessenden's Haunted America
After attending Tracy Fessenden presentation on “Haunted America: Reading the Spiritual Turn”, I have a new outlook on spiritual renewal. Prior to listening to Fessenden’s speech, I did not have an understanding of the meaning “spiritual revival”. Once Fessenden mention the modern-day example of George Bush’s speech after 9/11, I began to follow along more. After the 9/11 tragedy, Bush spoke to the public advising the United States to carry on with their lives and “get down to Disney World in Florida. Take your families and enjoy life, the way we want it to be enjoyed.” This was a perfect example of a situation in which most were not doing very well spiritually, but needed to be revived with something new in their lives. Hence, Bush was referring
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