Welcome to Lifelong Learning at Wofford

Religion/Philosophy   

Throughout the academic year, we offer classes, special events, social events, travel and clubs for the community to enjoy and explore. We offer two levels of participation with our program: annual memberships and friends. Annual memberships are $60 and enable members to register earlier each term for classes and events, receive a $10 discount on all classes along with a handful of other great benefits.  Friends of Lifelong Learning enjoy all of our offerings without the added perks of an annual member. To learn more, click on the Add/Renew Annual Membership.

Note: Annual members receive $10 off any class. Special events are excluded from this offer.

TIP! To browse our classes, click on a specific category below to search by interest area. You can also search for classes using keywords, an instructor's name or time of day by clicking on the magnifying glass icon in the menu bar above or click here.

  • Roots of faith: Meeting our biblical mamas and papas 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/4/2026 - 6/25/2026 
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Education Building Norton Room
    Instructor: Rev. Thomas Steagald
    A friend said that, especially in the South, we need to know our people, our places and our stories. The Bible book of Genesis gives us all three, in places and stories of our spiritual ancestors—our mamas and papas—Sarah and Abraham, Rebekah and Isaac, Rachel and Jacob (and, if time permits, Joseph and Asenath). Each of these stories is dramatic, tragic, hilarious—and deeply resonant with our own archetypal experiences.
 

  • Vive la différence! Can we overcome our tribal natures? 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/22/2026 
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Education Building Upper Room
    Instructor: Yossi Liebowitz
    Homo sapiens have from time immemorial divided themselves tribally - from the the mythical Tower of Babel to Brexit to The American Experiment that is reaching its 250th year. Is the search for unity a fool's errand—whether it be from family dynamics or our political and social relations? Let's, together, review and explore these concepts. Please purchase or borrow the book, "The Argument Culture" by Deborah Tannen. 
 

  • Why we believe what we believe and other stuff 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/4/2026 - 6/25/2026 
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Education Building Colosseum
    Instructor: Kay Stricklin
    We'll take a look at why we believe certain things and not others. There are opinions and convictions that we used to believe but now are not so sure. There are issues that we never thought much about and now we have strong convictions. It is a situation of question and doubt and question. Why DO we believe what we believe and refuse to accept other ideas? Let's take a look.
 

 

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