Chautauqua sponsoring series Religion: Past, Present & Future

Starting Thursday, April 13, the first of a three-part series on “Religion: Where It Came From, Where It’s Heading, and How It Continues to Change the World” will be held in Goshen.

Chautauqua-Wawasee is presenting Michael Spath, who will lead this series, which explores why understanding religion is important for our faith today as we continue to search for meaning and understanding of our place in the universe.

“These are the first Chautauqua programs to be held outside of Syracuse,” explained Mark Knecht, Chautauqua’s president.

“We had a number of regional organizations who wanted to engage and we felt the Goshen location and community was worth a try.”

Session one, “Religion Before Adam and Eve,” explores the beginning of faith. Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, Europe ex-