2017
January 24, 2017 Mike Rhode - Mennonites: People of Peace
February 28, 2017 Dr. Christina M. Ohnsman - "Strange Bedfellows: Faith & Science"
March 28, 2017 Kimberly Quanquin - "FAITH:  One Size Does Not Fit All”
April 25, 2017 Tahara Akmal - Role of Women in Islamic Culture
May 23, 2017

Vicky Heffner and Evans Goodling - Berks History Center
"Early Congregations of Berks County"
September TBA
October TBA
November TBA
2016
January 26, 2016 Rev. William Worley– “Why the Church?”
February 23, 2016 Nancy L. Bieber– “Finding Your Way:  A Guide to Spiritual Discernment”
March 29, 2016 Drs. Stephen Ohnsman & Steven Katzenmoyer– “God and the Blues”
April 26, 2016 Dr. Mark Rader– "Future of American Health Care"
May 24, 2016 Dale G. Derr– Berks County Director of Veterans Affairs – “Serving Those Who Served””
September 27, 2016 Dr. Peter A. Pettit - Jewish-Christian Relations”
October 25, 2016 Dr. David L. Valuska-“The Pennsylvania Germans and the American Civil War.”
November 22, 2016 Dr. Harry L. Serio–“What's Next: A Scientific and Religious-Cultural Examination of the Afterlife”
2015
February 24, 2015 Dr. Harry L. Serio – “Archaeology of Jerusalem”
March 24, 2015 Cindy Garis – Oasis Ministries
“Contemplative Spirituality: The Gift and Challenge of Presence”
April 28, 2015 Dr. Sally Kuykendall - “Adverse Childhood Experiences”
May 26, 2015 Betsy Chapman – “Ta'i Chi for Body, Mind and Spirit”
September 22, 2015 Dr. Greg Carey – “Does Jesus Want You to Be Happy?”
October 27, 2015 Dr. Harry L. Serio– “Signs and Messages from the Other Side of Life”
November 24, 2015 Dave Kline– “Music and the Natural Spirit of the Universe”
2014
January 28, 2014 Dr. Stephen Treat - “Stress, Healing, and Forgiveness”
February 25, 2014 Robin Smith – “The Law of Attraction and the Bible”
March 25, 2014 Patrick Donmoyer - “Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Spirituality”
April 22, 2014 Dr. Stephen Ohnsman - “The Cancer of Fundamentalism”
May 27, 2014 Byron Borger - "Feeding the Spirit: How the Printed Page Shapes our Soul."
September 23, 2014 Sr. Jean Jacobchik – “Pope Francis and New Directions in the
Roman Catholic Church”
October 28, 2014 Doug Long – Greater Berks Food Bank - “Hunger in Our Back Yard”
November 25, 2014 Rev. Paul Clark – “Occupy the Dream: When History and Faith Intersect”
2013
January 22, 2013 Christine Gilfillan – Berks Women in Crisis - “Human Trafficking”
February 26, 2013 Dr. Robert Butera – “The Spirituality of Yoga”
March 26, 2013 Severin Fayerman - “The Holocaust: Why We Must Remember”
April 23, 2013 John Wetzel – Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections
Pat Tutella – Prison Chaplain
May 28, 2013 Betsy Chapman - “The Healing Harp: Modern Application of Ancient Wisdom”
September 24, 2013 Dr. Carol Lytch – President, Lancaster Theological Seminary
"The Opportunities and Challenges of the
Mainline Protestant Witness in These Times"
October 22, 2013 Dr. Harry L. Serio - “Zombies and Vampires in American Culture”
November 26, 2013 Angelo DiMaria - “Creativity in Art and Music”
2012
January 24, 2012 Barbara Peronteau – “A Transwoman and Her Faith Journey”
February 28, 2012 Dr. Jerry Vigna – “Spiritual, But Not Religious”
March 20, 2012 Charlie Schaffer Quartet/Dr. Harry L. Serio – “The Spirituality of Jazz”
April 24, 2012 Rev. Matthew Thomas – “Witch One Am I” – The Wicca Way
May 22, 2012 Dr. Sally Kuykendall – “Bullying: Social Injustice in Action”
September 25, 2012 Dr. Anabel C. Proffitt - “The Wonder of It All”
October 23, 2012 Dr. Harry L. Serio and Dale Graff - “Premonitions and Synchronicity”
November 27, 2012 Dr. Gil Rendle - “The Changing Religious/Spiritual Landscape”
2011
January 25, 2011 Dr. Stephen Ohnsman - "The Prosperity Gospel"
February 22, 2011 Rev. Jack Abel - “Relevance, Authenticity, and Honesty:
Challenges in the Present-Day Church”
March 22, 2011 Dr. Francis Salerno - "A Glimpse Into the Face of the Sun: Lessons Learned
from the Greatest Transitions in Life”
April 26, 2011 Rev. Sterling Fritz - “The Laughing God”
May 24, 2011 Dr. Spencer S. Stober - “God, Genes, and Spirituality”
September 27, 2011 Joanna Pressimone – “The Importance of Inter-religious Dialogue”
October 25, 2011 Dr. Harry L. Serio – “Death-Bed Visions & Near Death Experiences”
November 22, 2011 Dr. Stephen Ohnsman – “The Death of Leadership”
2010
January 26, 2010 Dr. A. Hind Rifai - "The Many Faces of Islam: The Sufi Way"
February 23, 2010 Dr. Harry L. Serio - "Reincarnation and Christianity"
March 23, 2010 Dr. Lee Barrett - “Finding God in the Movies”
April 27, 2010 Bruce Becker - author: Kindness and Compassion:
The Inspiring Aftermath Of The Tragic Amish Schoolhouse Shootings
May 25, 2010 Dr. Thomas Norton-Smith -
"Manitou: Understanding the Great Spirit in Native American Culture"
September 28, 2010 Dr. Derek S. Hicks - “Jesus, The Blues, and a Gumbo People:
Cultural Reflections on The Others & a “Post-Race” Religious Imagination”
October 26, 2010 Dr. Harry L. Serio - "GHOST: Holy and Otherwise"
November 23, 2010 Dale E. Graff - “Into the Future - Ready or Not”
2009
February 26, 2009
Dr. Donna Yarri and Dr. Spencer Stober-Theology, Biology, and the Natural World
March 26, 2009 Dr. Kevin Godfrey - What Christians Believe About God
April 28, 2009
Judge Arthur Grim - Justice and Mercy
May 26 , 2009
Jennifer Glass - Where Is the Love?: Jesus, the Early Church and Inclusivity
September 22, 2009 Dr. Greg Carey - “What Makes the End of the World So Much Fun?”
October 27, 2009 Jonathan Henning - "Cultivating Spirituality in Youth"
November 24, 2009 John Rinehart - "Nature’s God: How the Religious and
Philosophical Beliefs of the Founding Fathers Shaped America."