Berkley Center

Some bloggers believed a certain set of American values continues to unify in spite of what divides us in the changes and challenges of a new millennium. Perhaps we’re united because we are unique and distinctly American. As one student wrote…

I am a Christian. First and foremost, of my many personal and socially-assigned identities (woman/Asian/middle-class/heterosexual), I identify as Christian, because I love God, and my religion has played the biggest role shaping me - my ethics, my…

Americans are united by a common set of ideals, not values. While theory can inform general ideals, experience creates personal values. Our ideals are grounded in the theoretical framework of the Constitution. We aspire to live in a society that…