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PAST EVENT: The Transforming Power of Scripture (Chicago) 9:00 AM ET

Branch Church, 6125 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
2024-08-10 09:00 2024-08-10 12:00 America/New_York PAST EVENT: The Transforming Power of Scripture (Chicago) 9:00 AM ET

Join us as Dr. Tom Schwanda discusses the nature of Scripture and transforming power it still holds for us today. He will discuss how to read the Bible, and he will draw from resources like the catechumenate model to point out the nature and purpose
of biblical meditation.

 Branch Church, 6125 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA [email protected]

The C.S. Lewis Institute Spiritual Formation Series:

The Transforming Power of Scripture
with Dr. Tom Schwanda

We live in a highly technological age in which information is available instantly and anyone can access massive digital libraries that contain the wisdom on the ages. So why should we bother to read the Bible today? Is the Bible even relevant today? More people are rejecting organized religion even as they remain spiritual, but the Christian Scriptures appears to losing its authority and influence.

Join us as Dr. Tom Schwanda (C.S. Lewis Institute Senior Fellow for Christian Spirituality and emeritus professor at Wheaton College) discusses the nature of Scripture and transforming power it still holds for us today. He will discuss how to read the Bible, and he will draw from resources like the catechumenate model to point out the nature and purpose of biblical meditation. This will be both a time of teaching and practice, so be prepared to grow in your love for the Word.

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT
Location: The Branch Church - 6125 W. Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Cost: Free

Tom Schwanda

Professor, Senior Fellow for Christian Spirituality, CSLI Tom Schwanda is associate professor of Christian Formation and Ministry emeritus at Wheaton College and adjunct associate professor of Christian Spirituality at Fuller Theological Seminary. Tom earned a Ph.D. from Durham University, a D.Min. from Fuller, and a M. Div. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He also studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters and three books, including The Emergence of Evangelical Spirituality: The Age of Edwards, Newton, and Whitefield and is currently preparing a book on George Whitefield, a biography that will highlight the importance of Puritans in his ministry.  

The Schedule

9:00 am - 12:00 pm Lecture