Grace College To Host Dr. Brad Gundlach At Lyceum Lecture
By DAVID GROUT
Media Relations, Grace College and Seminary
As a part of the Lyceum Series on Faith and the Academy, Grace College will be hosting Dr. Brad Gundlach at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12 in the Westminster East Room. He will be giving a talk entitled, “Religion and the Evolution Question: A Historian’s Perspective” about his recently published book, “Process and Providence: The Evolution Question.” The event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided.
Dr. Gundlach specializes in American intellectual, cultural, and religious history and also enjoys teaching broadly in world civilization, church history, and the philosophy and methods of history. He started teaching at Trinity International University after teaching at Wheaton College and Wheaton Graduate School. He is the author of “Process and Providence: The Evolution Question” at Princeton, 1845-1929, and is currently at work on a biography of Princeton theologian B. B. Warfield. He currently serves as the Director of the Division of Humanities and as Book Review Editor for Fides et Historia, the journal of the Conference on Faith and History.
“We are thrilled to have Dr. Gundlach deliver our Lyceum Lecture this year,” said Dr. Jared Burkholder, chair of the history and political science department and director of Faith, Learning & Scholarship at Grace College. “Christians so often see the creation-evolution issue as a matter only of biblical interpretation. Yet, every area of debate has a history, and when we examine issues like this from a historical perspective, it helps us frame our discussions about the Bible within a cultural context and allows us to see things from a broader vantage point. Brad is a sensitive and faithful Christian who understands this history and is well-suited to unpack for us the history of Christian perspectives on the ‘evolution question.’”
The Lyceum Series on Faith and the Academy is a lecture series that draws inspiration from both the history of Grace College and Winona Lake. During America’s Progressive Era at the turn of the twentieth century, Winona Lake’s Chatauqua tradition attracted lectures and presentations from high- profile speakers who brought high culture to small-town America. Past notable figures include three-time democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, humorist Will Rogers, and famous preacher Russell Conwell.
Under the Office of Faith, Learning & Scholarship, the Lyceum Series on Faith and the Academy reflects Winona Lake’s tradition of cultural engagement and Grace College’s commitment to vibrant conversation on issues related to the intersection of Christian faith and academics.