Many Christians recognize that Jesus’ suffering, trial, crucifixion, and death are important for the Christian faith. Few realize, however, that Reformers like Caspar Schwenckfeld placed a great amount of emphasis on these events well beyond what many churches do today during their Holy Week commemorations. Dr. Drake Williams will explore the texts from the Gospels that Schwenckfeld employed and the prayers that he wrote in his Passional book. We will compare his prayers with the Lord’s Prayer. We will also make a comparison with Mel Gibson’s film “The Pasion of the Christ.”

Register here or call 215-679-3103. Thanks to the support of KeyBank, this program is free to the public.