Online Lecture: Hallowed Spaces — Trees, Temples & the Shape of the Sacred

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Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 at 2 p.m. (ET)/11 a.m. (PT) for a one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about how sacred spaces are used in religious traditions.

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