With Dr. Harry L. Serio Judaism and Christianity are syncretistic religions that, in their formative stages, were influenced by surrounding cultures, particularly those of Sumer, Egypt, Persia and Greece. The development and evolution of Biblical concepts of the Afterlife present a blending of various thoughts and philosophies. Our understanding of the Hereafter is dependent ipon...

Tuesday May 5th, 2026 7:00 pm Kutztown Tavern, 272 W Main St Kutztown Join Dr. Deborah Justice, author of “(White)Washing Our Sins Away: American Mainline Churches, Music, Power, and Diversity”, for a discussion of how your worship music options reflect and shape how you relate to the divine and fellow humans. How do our musical choices...

Christian worship spaces offer distinctive theological proclamations, not only through the depictions of biblical characters and saints, but also through the use of color, form, and mass. Different theologies correlate with different artistic styles. We will learn more about how to "read and hear" the glass, stone, bricks, and textures of our churches, with insights...