Synagogues are the only religious bodies that I've ever seen cast themselves as places for intellectual growth as a key selling point.
𝔰𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔟𝔲𝔡𝔡𝔥𝔦𝔰𝔱 𝔰𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔥𝔞𝔰 𝔡𝔬. 𝔡𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔪𝔦𝔠 𝔭𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔢𝔰 𝔤𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔱𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔟𝔢 𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔳𝔢𝔡𝔞𝔰, 𝔖𝔞𝔫𝔰𝔨𝔯𝔦𝔱 𝔢𝔱𝔠
We all can’t grow up with Quakers, but have you ever wondered how Christian Science built its outward-facing identity around a newspaper and reading rooms?