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Monday, April 22, 2024

Lynn Bernard
Surprises and Coincidences:
A Survey of Religious Architecture

Some of the world’s most impressive architectural works are houses of worship. This presentation reviews half a century of travel across three continents, four American states and Washington, DC, and nine countries. It examines ten belief systems that motivated societies and architects to build homes for deities, or to inspire divine states of consciousness. It cross-culturally investigates two and a half millennia of architectural and engineering advances, and respectfully assesses beauty as an evangelical tool.

Presenter

Lynn serves as Chesterfield County, Virginia Precinct Chief Election Officer and as a volunteer for several nonprofit organizations including the Woltz-Winchester Foundation. She holds certifications in various holistic lifestyle modalities, and is a lifetime member of the National Center for Homeopathy. Her art, photography, and writing have been displayed and published widely over the past three decades. She resigned from a successful fashion design career to raise her four children. Her husband of 40+ years is a historic architect. Lynn is a cum laude alumna of the Fashion Institute of Technology and the University of Virginia where she majored in studio art.