Lyceum Series on Faith & Scholarship
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The Lyceum Lecture Series on Faith and the Academy draws inspiration both from the history of Grace College and Winona Lake itself. During America’s Progressive Era at the turn of the 20th century, Winona Lake’s Chautauqua tradition attracted lectures and presentations from high-profile speakers who brought refined culture to small-town America. Notable speakers included three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, humorist Will Rogers, and the preacher Russell Conwell. In order to continue this valuable heritage, Grace College established the American Lyceum Lecture Series in the 1990s, which featured people like Allan Keyes and Michael Reagan. In 2011, the lecture series was reorganized under a new name and has since focused specifically on issues related to the intersection of Christian faith and academics.
Selected Past Speakers
![Grace College hosts author and speaker David I. Smith as part of their Lyceum Lecture Series](https://www.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lyceum-Smith-LFTS-194x300.jpg)
David I. Smith
Spring 2024
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James Matthew Wilson
Spring 2023
![Acclaimed visual artist Chris Anderson](https://www.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Chris-Anderson-273x300.jpg)
Chris Anderson
Spring 2019
Chris Anderson Art Gallery
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Peter Holland
Fall 2017
![Dr. Prior is an English professor at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.](https://www.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/karen-prior-214x300.jpg)
Karen Swallow Prior
Spring 2017
![Tod Allen is professor of Communication Studies and Visual Arts](https://www.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Todd-Allen-214x300.jpg)
Todd Allen
Spring 2016
![Bradley Gundlach teaches at Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois.](https://www.grace.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20120913_00_GundlachBrad_001-199x300.jpg)