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Wade Center Events

The Wade Center plans to record all events and upload them to our YouTube channel unless otherwise noted and barring any technical difficulties.

  • APRIL 18, 2024 @ 7PM, BAKKE AUDITORIUM
    Many Times & Many Places: C.S. Lewis & the Value of History Book Talk and Signing
    This new book by K. Alan Snyder and Jamin Metcalf draws from C.S. Lewis to help determine not only why history has value, but also to aid readers in grasping how one should divide historical periods, how to develop a historical imagination, and how to avoid key errors in interpreting history. In-person event only.

  • MAY 8, 2024 @ 7PM, BAKKE AUDITORIUM
    Chesterton's The Everlasting Man Book Talk and Signing with Dale Ahlquist
    This new edition of Chesterton's classic book features an introduction, footnotes, and running commentary by Dale Ahlquist, President of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. More details on this event forthcoming.

  • MAY 29-31, 2024 @ WHEATON COLLEGE
    George MacDonald and the Prophetic Imagination: A Bicentenary Conference
    In partnership with the George MacDonald Society, the Wade Center is excited to announce a George MacDonald conference at Wheaton College in celebration of the bicentenary of MacDonald's birth (1824-1905). This three-day gathering will include an evening lecture event with Malcolm Guite, panel discussions, and papers on various aspects of MacDonald's life and works, displays of MacDonald memorabilia and books, and artistic events that creatively respond to MacDonald's works.
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Hansen Lectures

A series of lectures on the Wade authors presented annually by Wheaton College faculty.

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Fuller Endowment for Imagination & the Arts

A regular series of talks, performances, exhibitions, and new commissions celebrating imagination and the arts.

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Stephen and Marjorie Mead Endowment for Spiritual Formation

Occasional lectures on spiritual formation subjects by speakers who draw upon the writings of the Wade authors in this area.

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Explore Media Recordings

View & listen to recordings from our previous programming, and other Wade author-related content, on our Media Page and YouTube channel.