Devotional Literature from Caspar Schwenckfeld: Heavenly Balm and the Divine Physician Artwork

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Devotional Literature from Caspar Schwenckfeld: Heavenly Balm and the Divine Physician

March 10, 2026 • Ministerial Staff at Central Schwenkfelder Church • Season 7 • Episode 9

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Caspar Schwenckfeld was a Radical Reformer who emphasized the importance of the inner life. As part of his Christian service, he composed a number of pieces of devotional literature. One of those pieces was The Heavenly Balm and the Divine Physician. Rev. Nick Pence from Palm Schwenkfelder Church in Palm, PA has been working on a contemporary translation of this work. In this podcast, we ask him about the contents of the book and about Schwenckfeld's devotional writing.

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