Revolutionary Texts Lecture Series
Revolutionary ideas that have shaped American History
Sunday Brunch Revolutionary Texts Lecture Series
Many texts containing “revolutionary ideas” have shaped American history and identity, not just one. Our Christian calling as citizens of this great country is to help Rejoice, Repair and Renew our national life. In a special Sunday Brunch Lectures series in honor of the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, thought-leading social historians and theologians will reflect on a range of radical texts that challenge, expand or declare unfulfilled the rights and aspirations set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
Registration is required for catering with a suggested donation of $25 for adults.
George Washington’s Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of
Newport, Rhode Island, 1790
Sunday, October 11th | 11:45 Parish House Forum Room
Join Professor Randall Zachman to explore the thinking behind George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Jewish congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, in which he wrote that the new nation gives no sanction to bigotry nor assistance to persecution. Today, the letter is considered a stepping stone for the First Amendment that would come the following year.
Registration is required for catering with a suggested donation of $25 for adults.
Registration deadline: Monday, October 5th.
Two Row Wampum Treaty of 1613
Sunday, July 12th | 11:45 Parish House Forum Room
Join parishioner and vestry member Dr. Drew Hermeling to explore the Two Row Wampum Treaty of 1613 between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) and the colonial Dutch government, which is spiritually and culturally important as part of indigenous social history and American socio-political understanding.
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The American Declaration of Independence
Sunday, June 14 | 11:45 Parish House Forum Room
Parish Historian Dr. Cordelia Moyse will explore the impact of the Declaration of Independence on Saint James. Father David will focus on the specifically religious language at the heart of the Declaration.
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