The spring 2018 field trip, organized by the “Liturgy and Arts” research group, will revolve around varied contexts of devotion in the geographical area spanning from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean coastline. We will visit of a number of worship sites, which went through transformations, destructions, and reconstructions, from the Middle Ages and down to the present. We will discuss the different forces that took part in these transformations, which include inter-religious and intercultural interactions, while also highlighting their artistic expressions (architecture, iconography, music etc.). Most of the first day will be spent in the area of Ramle and Lod, where we will visit a mosque, a church, and two synagogues of different Jewish congregations. We will then make our way to Ashkelon, where, on the following morning, we will visit a Muslim pilgrimage destination. We will conclude our trip at Nebi Samuel, with Jerusalem in sight.