Description: Why is the history of religion in Philadelphia important to understanding the nation’s 250th anniversary? Join the Dialogue Institute at Temple University for a two-hour walking tour highlighting the religious diversity of early Philadelphia and its impact on the nation’s founding commitments to religious freedom. The tour will touch on the histories of Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Freethinkers, Muslims, Deists, and others who were present during the founding era. It also explores historic episodes of conflict and cooperation, and considers the varied and uneven experiences of religious freedom among the city's minority groups. This tour is primarily for attendees of the Organization of American Historians conference, but is open to all. Space is limited!

Meeting place: The tour will commence at approximately 1:40 pm from the Gouverneur Morris Historical Marker, on Market Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Look out for the person with the Religious Freedom Trails sign.

Guide: The tour will be led by David Krueger, Ph.D., lead scholar of the Religious Freedom Trails project.

Cost: $40 per person. Registration is limited to 25 people. Ticket registration is forthcoming. Email inquiries can be sent to: tours@dialogueinstitute.org