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Current Events   

You must be signed in and a current annual member in order to have access to register for any of our courses or clubs. Many of our social and special events are open for non-members, but all courses have member-only access. Scholarships for class fees are available for students once they join as an annual member. Please email lifelonglearning@wofford.edu for more information. 
 

  • Biblewood: How Hollywood treats the Bible

  • This class is in session. Contact the office for more information.

    • Fee: $42.00

    • Dates: 3/20/2023 - 5/1/2023

      Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    • Days: M

    • Sessions: 7

    • Building: Central Methodist Church

      Room: Upper Room

    • Instructor: Yossi Liebowitz

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      Paraphrasing Bob Dylan - The films they are a'changin'. A fun exploration of the long cinematic history of Hollywood's Bible films from the silent film era to the current day. A window on our cultural and spiritual biases. Moving, informative and a bit controversial. What Cecil B. DeMille got right! What Mel Gibson got wrong!

 

  • Evolution of American News Media

  • This class is in session. Contact the office for more information.

    • Fee: $42.00

    • Dates: 3/15/2023 - 5/3/2023

      Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    • Days: W

    • Sessions: 8

    • Building: Central Methodist Church

      Room: Upper Room

    • Instructor: Olin Sansbury

    • Access to accurate information is an essential requirement for a healthy society. The capacity to share concerns and ideas confidently is necessary to resolve potential conflicts and facilitate cooperation. Throughout history, people have developed more and more sophisticated means for acquiring and sharing information, but modern technology has resulted in a communication revolution that in some ways seems to threaten the orderly functioning of today’s society.

 

  • Great Decisions

  • This class is in session. Contact the office for more information.

    • Fee: $42.00

    • Dates: 3/14/2023 - 5/2/2023

      Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    • Days: Tu

    • Sessions: 8

    • Building: Central Methodist Church

      Room: Upper Room

    • Instructor: Rob McCormick

    • Rarely has our country faced so many complex foreign policy issues.  Join us in Great Decisions, a place where we debate important political and diplomatic concerns from historical and political perspectives.  We may not solve any of the issues, but we always have a great deal of fun wrestling with the topics.  Come and be a part of this engaging and always exciting class.  You may pay for a Great Decisions book ($35) for the class by selecting the book section above this section lisiting and adding the book to your cart. Books can be picked up in the LLL office.