"The Power of Theater" with Crystal Downing

Crystal Downing, Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center demonstrates the importance of theater to the Christian faith, giving a history from the ancient Greeks through the lively Wade Authors.
Crystal Downing is formerly Distinguished Professor of English and Film Studies at Messiah College, and currently serves as Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center and co-holder of the Marion E. Wade Chair in Christian Thought at Wheaton College. Her first book, Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L. Sayers, helped ignite her next three books, which address the relationship between Christianity and culture. Crystal returned to Sayers for her fifth book, Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L Sayers, the book explores the various ways Sayers can speak to issues polarizing Christians in the 21st century. Crystal has published over ninety essays on topics ranging from Austen to the Amish, and her literary analysis appears in eight critical editions of canonical texts.
This event took place at Alumni Weekend, May 3, 2024 at Wheaton College in the Wade Center's Bakke Auditorium. Wade Center call number: DLS-Y / VR-29