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SCHWENKFELDER LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTER
105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073
Phone: 215-679-3103; Fax: 215-679-8175
info@schwenkfelder.com
www.schwenkfelder.com
July 16, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: David W. Luz
Tel. 215-679-3103
Fax 215-679-8175
SCHWENKFELDER HERITAGE CENTER HOSTS 16TH CENTURY SYMPOSIUM
Pennsburg, PA—
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center has received a Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) grant to host a symposium, "The World in Schwenckfeld's Day: A Symposium on Everyday Life in Sixteenth Century Germany" on Saturday, October 23, 2010. The Heritage Center was selected by the PHC to participate in its Our Stories, our Future Initiative on American History.
Through discussion and presentations, attendees will explore themes related to everyday life in 16th century Germany and how these situations impact their lives today. Themes include Religion in society, printing and debating, food and sin, tavern culture and sociability, popular reformation and rebellion, music both common and noble, and visual art. Presenting Humanities Scholars will be: Dr. Michael Baylor, Lehigh University; Dr. Hilde Binford, Moravian College; Dr. Jill Furst, retired from Moore College of Art and Design; Rev. Luka Ilic, Doctoral Candidate at Lutheran Theological Seminary; Dr. Lisa Norris, Kutztown University; Dr. R. Emmet McLaughlin, Villanova University; Dr. B. Ann Tlusty, Bucknell University; and Dr. Peter C. Erb, Moderator, retired Wilfred Laurier University.
Themes include Religion in society, printing and debating, food and sin, tavern culture and sociability, popular reformation and rebellion, music both common and noble, and visual art. Moderator Erb, engaging both the audience and humanities scholars, will encourage attendee participation as they search their personal lives and experiences for parallels between their time and a time long forgotten. For more information regarding the symposium, please contact Executive Director David Luz at the Heritage Center at 215-679-3103 or via email at info@schwenkfelder.com.
Our Stories, Our Future is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of We the People, a national initiative exploring the history of the United States.
The Pennsylvania Humanities Council inspires individuals to enjoy and share a life of learning enriched by human experience across time and around the world. Since 1973, the PHC has empowered local groups to offer high-quality public programs that have a positive impact on the everyday life of their communities. The PHC represents Pennsylvania in the Federal-State Partnership of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit www.pahumanities.org or call 800-462-0442.
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center was founded in 1884 as an informal collection in a private home to assure the preservation of the Schwenkfelders' cultural identity. Today the Heritage Center, a not-for-profit organization, is still preserving, interpreting, and documenting the history of this German Protestant group along with the history of the Upper Perkiomen Valley. The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Thursdays 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; Saturdays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; and Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The Heritage Center is closed to the public on Mondays. For additional information call 215-679-3103 or visit our website www.schwenkfelder.com.
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David W. Luz
Executive Director
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
105 Seminary Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073
Tel. 215-679-3103
Fax 215-679-8175
email: info@schwenkfelder.com
www.schwenkfelder.com