Reading Groups

The Wade Center regularly runs book discussion groups in the fall and winter. Our Winter 2013 sessions are described below.

Reading at the Wade

Saturday mornings

This book discussion group, facilitated by Dr. Rolland Hein (professor emeritus of English at Wheaton College), meets at the Wade Center on Saturday mornings from 10:00am - 11:00am during the school year. The Saturday morning reading group will start its Winter 2013 gatherings on January 12, 2013 and end on April 13. This winter, participants will be reading George MacDonald's Paul Faber, Surgeon, (a sequel to Thomas Wingfold, Curate) and G.K. Chesterton's The Everlasting Man. This reading group is free and open to anyone who would like to participate, but sign-up is required due to space considerations.

To sign up for Reading at the Wade, or for more information, contact the Wade Center front desk at 630-752-5908 or at wade@wheaton.edu.

Winter 2013 Reading at the Wade Syllabus

20% Off Coupon for Reading at the Wade books 
Reading at the Wade books will be available at the Wheaton College Bookstore for group participants to purchase with this coupon in January. 

Audio recordings of the Wade Center's Saturday morning reading group discussions are free and available for download

 

Classics Reading Group

Wednesday afternoons

The Wade Center also hosts a Classics Reading Group on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00pm - 3:00pm during the school year. This book discussion group explores books beyond those written by the Wade Center's seven authors. This year, the group will begin meeting on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 and end on April 24. The texts for reading and discussion are: 25 Books Every Christian Should Read by Richard Foster and others, and Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. This reading group is free and open to anyone who would like to participate, but sign-up is required due to space considerations.

To sign up for the Classics Reading Group, or for more information, contact the Wade Center front desk at 630-752-5908 or at wade@wheaton.edu.

Winter 2013 Classics Reading Group Syllabus

20% Off Coupon for Classics Reading Group books
Classics Reading Group books will be available at the Wheaton College Bookstore for group participants to purchase with this coupon in January.

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