“Forgiveness” is not a word that has much traction in American society right now. “Anger” and “blame” and “retribution” are much more in vogue.
Wisconsin-Madison, started the International Forgiveness Institute here in 1994 to build on the pioneering social science research he had done.
The American public does not seem to be in a mood to talk about forgiveness when it comes to the economic meltdown.
….Madison has actually become a hotbed of sorts into academic research on forgiveness.