Vegetarianism: Movement Or Moment: Promoting A Lifestyle For Cult Change

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments Many people involved in the vegetarian movement contributed to this project by participating in interviews, completing surveys, responding to requests for information, and providing information about their groups’ activities. Others, many of whom I do not even know by name, influenced how I shaped this work in more subtle ways—through casual conversations at meetings and conferences. I express my deep appreciation to each and every person who talked to and corresponded with me. This project could never have taken form without a dissertation fellowship from Southern Illinois University (1995– 1996) and a postdoctoral fellowship from the John S. Knight Writing Program at Cornell University (1998–1999). In addition , my friends and colleagues at these institutions provided the support I needed to move my study to completion. Several people encouraged, inspired, and helped me directly or indirectly: Michael Ames, Thomas Burger, Marilyn D’Antonino, Richard Lanigan, Otto Maurer, Donald McKinley , Mareena McKinley-Wright, Calvin Moore, Kelley Raab, Sandi Rodriquez, Jeffery Sobal, Bill Walsh, Rhys Williams, and Peter Wissoker. I also owe special thanks to Joel Best, who guided and inspired me at every stage of this project. xvii Vegetarianism Movement or Moment? ...