Chautauqua is known for its famous speakers, celebrity performances and audience pedigree. When selecting songs for Sunday’s Sacred Song Service, Josh Stafford is taking quotes from Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart and other
Kaitlyn Finchler
Pull out a map and travel with John Philip Newell; on the western coast of Scotland, there’s a small island named Iona, where Newell, pilgrim and former minister, takes people who are looking to connect
Connecting with God is a main focus for a majority of religious and spiritual believers; novelist and creative writing teacher Sophfronia Scott writes about how to connect with God through natural efforts. Scott said she
Earth has never been uninhabited. There has always been an organism, plant or water droplet roaming the planet. Kelsey Leonard, Canada Research Chair of Indigenous Waters, Climate and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo, works
Award-winning writer Fred Bahnson works to promote a lifestyle driven by an appreciation for agriculture’s interaction with faith and spirituality. He’s the founding director of the Food, Health and Ecological Well-Being Program, a national leadership
The ice caps were once icebergs. The icebergs were formerly glaciers. Climate change has proven to be a prevalent issue worldwide, and Faithkeeper Oren Lyons of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee is an advocate
With a career of challenging the norms of his Republican-leaning state, Bob Inglis, former U.S. representative for South Carolina’s 4th congressional district, chose to engage his Chautauqua audience through political comedic relief to introduce his
When a tree falls in a lonely forest, and no animal is nearby to hear it, does it make a sound? The Church of the Wild movement encourages all to become one with nature, and
Seven days in a week. Seven days of creation. Ending the first day of seven with the story of creation is Josh Stafford’s plan for the Sacred Song Service at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 3,
The sociologist became a criminologist, then went into insurance and banking. Next, a broadcast journalist. Now a philanthropist and author. This is the broad spectrum of careers Georgette Bennett has held, intertwining throughout her life.
Some habits start in childhood; some are learned and some are trained. The brain’s neurological wiring is susceptible to all of these beginnings, and all of them affect people’s behavior. Satpal Singh, a professor at
The V. Rev. Michael Battle, raised in the American South, comes from the Christian perspective. Battle focuses his work on reconciliation and recognizing what are and what aren’t irreconcilable differences in humanity. He serves as
A lot has happened in the world since Constanze Stelzenmüller’s last visit to Chautauqua. Since she spoke for the Chautauqua Lecture Series in 2015, there have been two U.S. presidential elections, new violence in the
Mohamed Elsanousi, executive director of the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, uses experiences of working with individual and public rights to promote religious peace around the world. Elsanousi will speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Musician. Composer. Lyricist. Vocalist. These are just a few of many hats consummate musician Ben Folds wears. Originally scheduled to perform live in 2020, he pivoted to a virtual performance for the Chautauqua audience. For
Rabbi David Saperstein considers himself one of the luckiest people in his field. He has worked most of his life toward advancing and aiding religion’s role in the world, both through his personal desire of