Threads of History: Exploring Culture and Faith includes the Brevard Interfaith Speaker Series and the Explorations on Jewish History and Culture series. There are currently 2 lectures scheduled for 2026, as follows:

  • February 15 at 3:30 p.m: “Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Animals as Religious Subjects in Christianity and Buddhism” with Dr. Barbara Ambros, Professor & Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, UNC Chapel Hill. NOTE: This location for this lecture has been moved to the Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County at 74 Varsity Drive, Brevard.

  • May - date & location TBD: “Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition” with Dr. Marni Davis, co-Editor-in-Chief of American Jewish History magazine

All sessions are free and open to the public.

The website will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Threads of History: Exploring Culture and Faith is sponsored by the following Brevard faith communities:

  • Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

  • St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

  • Brevard Jewish Community

  • Brevard First United Methodist Church

  • St. Timothy’s United Methodist Church

  • Bethel A Baptist Church

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church

  • Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County

  • Center for Spiritual Wisdom