> Defiance/disobedience/resistance—all the same activity—involves many very different activities from protecting the persecuted to immiserating the fascist abusers. In this 6 week course, we’ll look at what happened during the Nazi era to see what might happen here now. How did the various religions rally? What could isolated individuals do? What did preventing infection from fascist ideology involve? How was non-fascist culture preserved? What tricks did the Scandinavians have? What heritage did Americans from that era leave us?

 One of the most amazing phenomena in history has been the two thousand plus years of a religion that has grown from an itinerant backwater preacher and his small band of followers to the world’s largest religion with over two billion followers world-wide. How did this happen? Well, the answer is not a simple one, nor a smooth one, but we will explore the people and movements and events that were all part and parcel of this tumultuous event. And our approach will not only be an historical one as we will also open up many of the cultural components of art, music, literature, and film that have been inspired by and further contributed to this incredible story. I hope whatever your background might be that you will join us to learn more about a force that has had untold influence on the world’s history…and which continues to do so.

Paul Doherty   I bring my overall 45 years of experience in education, broadcasting and ministry to my involvement in Maine’s Senior Colleges,  I have taught courses in Spirituality and Sustainability, particularly as the two work together. is an armchair theologian with experience in music, broadcasting, and ministry. 

Thursdays, October 2 to November 13,  from 1:00-2:30. 

 WITH NO CLASS ON OCTOBER 16

HYBRID PRESENTATION    (ZOOM AND IN PERSON) ZOOM Link will be sent 24 hours in advance. In person class will be held at York Chamber of Commerce.