The Roman Republic declined because of identifiable political, economic, sociologic, and cultural factors. Prominent individuals engaged in political and military confrontations. The democratic republican structure crumbled under the stress, and [...]
“The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts” Author Loren Grush tells the story of the six women who built a path for future generations of women, including [...]
What is generally expressed as “Christianity” today is not necessarily what existed soon after the death of Jesus. Early Christianity struggled with defining itself. Who was Jesus, and how did [...]
For as long as we’ve been telling stories, we’ve warned ourselves time and again. What happens when our wishes are granted? Yet we barrel ahead. And now, AI is opening [...]
The power of water as a change agent is a metaphor for effectively creating change without force. Mary Fehr will tell the story of how she used the ‘power of [...]
Dennis Fehr will discuss an innovative program for preparing university students to teach art by assigning them to alternative settings such as the county jail for their practicum teaching, replacing [...]
This meeting is for anyone currently active in a covenant circle here at Emerson as well as people not in a covenant circle who wish to enter. Entry into covenant [...]
Who Decides What “Gay” Looks Like? Identity, Authenticity and Social Expectations How do we get our ideas about how Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual people are supposed to look, act, relate, [...]
For generations, humans have dreamed of traveling beyond our solar system. But with unimaginable distances, the limits of physics, and the hazards of interstellar space standing in our way, how [...]
The History of the Karankawa People Through the Record will explore what historical accounts and archaeological evidence reveal about the Indigenous Karankawa people who lived along the Texas Gulf Coast. While [...]
How should a democratic society balance freedom, equality, and the common good? Capitalism, social democracy, and democratic socialism each offer a different vision of how a democratic society should answer these [...]
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