“The Patriot Project: Bringing History to Life” lecture series concludes on Wednesday, April 5, with “Religion in the Colonial Period” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Ewers Century Center, Room 107.

Dr. Ron Cooper, senior professor of philosophy and humanities, will discuss how European settlers to what became the American colonies hoped to leave behind Old World turmoils, many of them religious, in exchange for peace and liberty. However, those troubles followed them, and they soon produced more of their own. Add immigrants of other religions, and we get a mixed bag of patches of tolerance, areas of conflict, and a complicated history that continues to affect American culture today.

The Patriot Project lectures are free and open to the public. Light refreshments and event giveaways will be provided.

The lecture is funded by the CF Foundation’s Sharon and Jerome Glassman New Initiative Grant and is part of “The Patriot Project: Bringing History to Life,” a year-long lecture series developed by Dr. Sarah Satterfield, CF senior professor of music and humanities.