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Watch Party: Elaine Pagels, Why Religion? A Personal Story

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 6:00 PM | YouTube | free of charge | drop in

We'll gather online to catch up with and chat about this favorite recorded event, which originally took place on March 7, 2019. Just drop in to YouTube at 6:00 PM and look for the premiere. (Upcoming watch parties are listed here.)


Why is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? In Why Religion? one of today’s most compelling thinkers on the subject looks to her own life to help address these questions.