Our democracy is in peril. Timothy Snyder, the acclaimed historian and author of books like On Tyranny, tells us that one of the primary things the average person can do to keep a democracy strong is commit to an institution. Right when we find ourselves in the midst of a political crisis, membership in congregations and other organizations is dramatically down. Let’s talk!

The stories we tell matter. What is the story of the indigenous peoples who lived on this land before State College was a University town? How does the little known Doctrine of Discovery affect the stories we tell?