James Ronda, the H.G. Barnard Professor at the University of Tulsa, will explain that Lewis and Clark were following in the European tradition of exploration. But Lewis and Clark stood in a line from Christopher Columbus to Captain Cook, and thus belonged to a much larger enterprise. Nash will discuss popular religion, including the religious beliefs of slaves, and Beeman will analyze the controversial connections between religion and the U.S. Constitution. A fourth lecture may be offered in April by Richard Dunn from the University of Pennsylvania, Smith said. Challenge Grant in conjunction with the Museum of the Rockies.
Admission is free to all lectures.
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