June Wednesday Worship
Institute on Religion & Democracy 1023 15th Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DCThe Institute on Religion and Democracy's Wednesday Worship will take place on June 18th noon. This month we will hear...
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Upcoming Events
The Institute on Religion and Democracy's Wednesday Worship will take place on June 18th noon. This month we will hear...
The IRD is starting a John Wesley Reading Group for young professionals. Once a month we will meet and discuss...
Join us for our May New Whiggery Dinner on June 23rd. Our speaker will be Dr. Graedon Zorzi who teaches...
You are invited to partake in drinks and smart Christian Realist conversation with your friends at The Institute on Religion...
Earlier this year, Providence published "The Judeo-Christian Nation," a widely shared essay on the centrality of the Hebrew Bible as a...
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