Religion and The Public Square Part 2

This week's recording failed. Stay tuned next week for Mission Week Recap: highlights from the summer's trips to Nicaragua, Baltimore, and The Disabilities Retreat.

Religion and the Public Square, Part 1

Derry Church member Joel Ario says that the relationship between church and state has been contentious throughout American history. Today he takes on this topic by presenting the first part of a timely two-week Issues Class series at Derry Presbyterian Church.

Joel considers himself to be "an armchair theologian with just enough training to be dangerous." His education includes St. Olaf College (BA), Harvard Divinity School (MDiv) and Harvard Law School (JD). He started his career as a public interest lawyer and currently serves as Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner. His perspective on church and state can be summed up as, "I believe in the separation of church and state and the inseparability of faith and politics."

Journey of the Psalms

Rev. Bill Carter, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit and co-founder of the Presbybop Quartet, will share musical discoveries from his recent pastoral sabbatical to the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland: how Celtic psalm singing may have been the musical forbear of Gospel music and American jazz.

The audio portion of the video clips used in class are not included in this recording.

This lecture was presented on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA.

Next week's lecture will be presented by Joel Ario, Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania. He will speak on "Religion and the Public Square."

Calvin and the Bible, Part 4

Rev. Charles "Buz" Myers, Ph.D, faculty member in the Religion Department at Gettysburg College, concludes his series on John Calvin.

This lecture was presented on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA.

Next week's lecture will be presented by Rev. Bill Carter.