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In this episode, Jessica Hooten Wilson and I go deep in her ten year project of reckoning with Flannery O'Connor's unpublished and unfinished 3rd novel Why Do the Heathen Rage? Jessica shares insights into Flannery's writing process, themes in her fiction, her perspectives on race and social justice. She talks about reading O'Connor with charity and how that can provide new insights. We get into limitations because of Flannery's illness that contributed to the depth and particularity of her writing. We also talk grace, sanctity and the connection between body and soul. So join us as we dig deep into the works of Flannery O'Connor. Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University and formerly Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of several books, most recently Reading for the Love of God. Her book Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov received a 2018 Christianity Today book of the year in arts and culture award and The Scandal of Holiness received a 2022 Award of Merit. In 2019 she received the Hiett Prize for Humanities from the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Other awards include a Fulbright Fellowship to Prague, an NEH to study Dante in Florence, a Biola University sabbatical fellowship funded by the John Templeton Foundation, and the 2017 Emerging Public Intellectual Award. She is a Senior Fellow at The Trinity Forum. Jessica's Book:Flannery O'Connor's Why Do the Heathen Rage?Connect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Threads at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/shiftingculturepodcast/https://twitter.com/shiftingcultur2https://www.threads.net/@shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@shiftingculturepodcastConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below.Support the show

Guest Daniel Nayeri joins Jessica to talk about their shared love for Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. In the discussion, a theory is posited that as we move towards a more and more visual culture (i.e., graphic novels, prestige television, and YouTube), Calvin & Hobbes marks the ascendancy of that visual medium and the decline of the traditional novel. The Theology of Calvin and Hobbes by Richard Beck The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Daniel Nayeri Daniel was born in Iran and spent some years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of several books for young readers, including Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story), winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, the Christopher Medal, and the Middle Eastern Book Award. He lives in the US with his wife and son. Learn more about Daniel Nayeri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest Daniel Nayeri joins Jessica to talk about their shared love for Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. In the discussion, a theory is posited that as we move towards a more and more visual culture (i.e., graphic novels, prestige television, and YouTube), Calvin & Hobbes marks the ascendancy of that visual medium and the decline of the traditional novel. The Theology of Calvin and Hobbes by Richard Beck The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Daniel Nayeri Daniel was born in Iran and spent some years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of several books for young readers, including Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story), winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, the Christopher Medal, and the Middle Eastern Book Award. He lives in the US with his wife and son. Learn more about Daniel Nayeri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To read is human. Even as literacy rates or the quality of that literacy make us nervous for the future, the act of reading looks like it's somewhere near the essence of what it means to be human. Because reading doesn't end, or even start, with books. Reading is this search for meaning. A turning and tuning of our senses outward. Looking for symbols, looking for signs of life. It's the longing for a message in a bottle, in hopes of discovering, making, and living in a shared meaning together. Jessica Hooten Wilson (Pepperdine University) and Matthew J Smith (Hildegard College) join Evan Rosa to discuss the joys and perils of reading, how to make young readers, how to teach and cultivate mature readers in the university context, and the significance of reading as a Christian spiritual practice.Help the Yale Center for Faith & Culture meet a $10,000 matching challenge for podcast production; visit faith.yale.edu/give to donate today.About Jessica Hooten WilsonJessica Hooten Wilson is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University and formerly Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of several books, most recently Reading for the Love of God. Her book Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov received a 2018 Christianity Today book of the year in arts and culture award  and The Scandal of Holiness received a 2022 Award of Merit. In 2019 she received the Hiett Prize for Humanities from the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Other awards include a Fulbright Fellowship to Prague, an NEH to study Dante in Florence, a Biola University sabbatical fellowship funded by the John Templeton Foundation, and the 2017 Emerging Public Intellectual Award. She is a Senior Fellow at The Trinity Forum.About Matthew J. SmithMatthew J. Smith is Founder and President of Hildgard College in Southern California. He holds a Ph.D. in Literature from the University of Southern California, an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and a B.A. from Biola University. He taught for ten years at Azusa Pacific University before founding Hildegard College. His scholarship is on medieval and renaissance literature and especially the works of Shakespeare, Milton, Herbert, Donne, and late medieval drama. Dr. Smith is the author and editor of four books: Performance and Religion in Early Modern England: Stage, Cathedral, Wagon, Street (Notre Dame), Face to Face in Shakespearean Drama: Ethics, Performance, Philosophy (Edinburgh), Literature and Religious Experience: Beyond Belief and Unbelief (Bloomsbury), and a recently finished manuscript: Shakespearean Recognitions: Philosophies of the Post-Tragic. He is also an editor of the journal Christianity & Literature and has guest-edited three special issues: The Sacramental Text Reconsidered, Sincerity, a Literary History, and The Future of Christianity and Literature in Literary Studies.Dr. Smith founded Hildegard College in 2022 with the conviction that higher education needs a reset. Where typical universities are growing ever larger into multi-versities, abandoning the traditional liberal arts and giving students a predominantly anonymous learning experience, Dr. Smith argues that the future of quality education, especially Christian education, is focused, tight-knit, rigorous, and recommitted to the classics of the liberal arts tradition. His vision for Hildegard College is to create an environment where young people can explore the riches of the classical tradition while also exploring and gaining experience in different areas of work—part monastery and part startup incubator. Mentorship, deep learning, and personal formation are the bedrock of a classical education.Matt Smith lives in Fullerton, CA with his wife and three children. He serves on the boards of Veritas Classical Academy and of the Classic Learning Test. When he isn't teaching, he cooks, plays soccer, trains in jiu jitsu, mountain bikes, plays with his dog, and writes.Show NotesHelp the Yale Center for Faith & Culture meet a $10,000 matching challenge for podcast production; visit faith.yale.edu/give to donate today.Production NotesThis podcast featured Jessica Hooten Wilson and Matthew J SmithEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Macie BridgeA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

This week's Fruit of the Spirit is Love. This week's guest author is medievalist, Grace Hamman. The two discuss the work of Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich Jesus through Medieval Eyes, by Grace Hamman Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Grace Hamman: Grace is the author of Jesus through Medieval Eyes, host of the Old Books with Grace podcast, as well as a medievalist, and wife and mom of three young kids. Learn more about Grace Hamman at her Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's Fruit of the Spirit is Love. This week's guest author is medievalist, Grace Hamman. The two discuss the work of Jesus through Medieval Eyes by Julian of Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich Jesus through Medieval Eyes, by Grace Hamman Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Grace Hamman: Grace is the author of Jesus through Medieval Eyes, host of the Old Books with Grace podcast, as well as a medievalist, and wife and mom of three young kids. Learn more about Grace Hamman at her Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fruits of the Spirit theme continues for Season 3 with acclaimed author Phillip Yancey. Together host Jennifer, the duo discuss the devotionals of John Donne (1571 - 1631 A.D.), a cleric in the Church of England and the exhibited virtue of patience. Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Phillip Yancey Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Phillip Yancey: Growing up in a strict, fundamentalist church in the southern USA. Ever since, Yancey has explored the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of the Christian faith. Early on he crafted best-selling books such as Disappointment with God and Where is God When it Hurts? while also editing The Student Bible. Yancey worked as a journalist in Chicago for some twenty years, editing the youth magazine Campus Life while also writing for a wide variety of magazines including Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, National Wildlife, and Christianity Today. Learn more about Phillip Yancey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fruits of the Spirit theme continues for Season 3 with acclaimed author Phillip Yancey. Together host Jennifer, the duo discuss the devotionals of John Donne (1571 - 1631 A.D.), a cleric in the Church of England and the exhibited virtue of patience. Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Phillip Yancey Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Phillip Yancey: Growing up in a strict, fundamentalist church in the southern USA. Ever since, Yancey has explored the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of the Christian faith. Early on he crafted best-selling books such as Disappointment with God and Where is God When it Hurts? while also editing The Student Bible. Yancey worked as a journalist in Chicago for some twenty years, editing the youth magazine Campus Life while also writing for a wide variety of magazines including Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, National Wildlife, and Christianity Today. Learn more about Phillip Yancey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shemiah Gonzales talks with Jessica to kick off Season 3 of The Scandal of Reading to discuss the edited collection of Joy: 100 Poems. Shemiah is working on her own book called, Undaunted Joy and the pair discuss the constant debate on how to define "joy" that eludes the academic and the lay person.  Joy: 100 Poems, edited by Christian Wiman Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Shemaiah Gonzalez: Shemaiah Gonzalez is a writer with degrees in English Literature (BA) , Intercultural Ministry (MAPS) and Creative Non-Fiction Writing (MFA). She thrives in moments where storytelling, art, literature, and faith collide. Her work has appeared in America Magazine, Image Journal's Good Letters, Ekstasis, The Curator, and Loyola Press, among others. She is currently writing a memoir, in the tradition of St. Augustine's Confessions, it is written as a prayer. Obsessed with being well-rounded she jumps from Victorian Lit to Kendrick Lamar, from the homeless shelter to the cocktail party. A Los Angeles native, she now lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons. Learn more about Shemaiah Gonzalez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shemiah Gonzales talks with Jessica to kick off Season 3 of The Scandal of Reading to discuss the edited collection of Joy: 100 Poems. Shemiah is working on her own book called, Undaunted Joy and the pair discuss the constant debate on how to define "joy" that eludes the academic and the lay person.  Joy: 100 Poems, edited by Christian Wiman Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Shemaiah Gonzalez: Shemaiah Gonzalez is a writer with degrees in English Literature (BA) , Intercultural Ministry (MAPS) and Creative Non-Fiction Writing (MFA). She thrives in moments where storytelling, art, literature, and faith collide. Her work has appeared in America Magazine, Image Journal's Good Letters, Ekstasis, The Curator, and Loyola Press, among others. She is currently writing a memoir, in the tradition of St. Augustine's Confessions, it is written as a prayer. Obsessed with being well-rounded she jumps from Victorian Lit to Kendrick Lamar, from the homeless shelter to the cocktail party. A Los Angeles native, she now lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons. Learn more about Shemaiah Gonzalez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's must-listen episode of Faithful Politics, hosts Josh Bertram and Will Wright are joined by Professor Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson, a luminary in the field of classic literature. The trio delves deep into the profound influence of reading on shaping individual worldviews and societal norms. Dr. Hooten-Wilson, holding the Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University, unravels how books can serve as both a mirror and a window, offering insights into our own lives and the world at large. The conversation doesn't shy away from sharing personal viewpoints, making the discourse rich, relatable, and deeply engaging.In the latter part of the discussion, the episode takes a more introspective turn. The hosts and their guest explore the nuances of acknowledgment and understanding in conversations, especially in the realms of faith and politics. Emotional responses and expressions of love and agreement punctuate the dialogue, adding a layer of sincerity that's hard to ignore. Whether you're a seasoned bibliophile, a political aficionado, or someone interested in the underpinnings of human interaction, this episode promises a well-rounded intellectual feast. Tune in and challenge your perspectives on reading, politics, and the complexities of human emotion.Buy her book: "Reading for the Love of God" https://a.co/d/8gjKjbVGuest Bio:Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University and formerly Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of several books, most recently Reading for the Love of God. Her book Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov received a 2018 Christianity Today book of the year in arts and culture award and The Scandal of Holiness received a 2022 Award of Merit. In 2019 she received the Hiett Prize for Humanities from the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Other awards include a Fulbright Fellowship to Prague, an NEH to study Dante in Florence, a Biola University sabbatical fellowship funded by the John Templeton Foundation, and the 2017 Emerging Public Intellectual Award. She is a Senior Fellow at The Trinity Forum.Support the showTo learn more about the show, contact our hosts, or recommend future guests, click on the links below: Website: https://www.faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/ Faithful Host: Josh@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Political Host: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Twitter: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics

Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga Jr. joins Austin to discuss one of the most celebrated novels in American history, The Grapes of Wrath. The pair discuss the ability of John Steinbeck's novel to comment on systemic corruption and evil in the American dream during the Great Depression of the 1930's. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Neal Plantinga: Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga, Jr. is Senior Research Fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary. Neal was Dean of the Chapel from 1996 to 2001 at Calvin University and served as professor (1979-1996) and president (2001-2011) at Calvin Theological Seminary. He writes for the Worship Institute and participates in its major events as a speaker or as a host for other speakers. Learn more about Neal Plantiga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga Jr. joins Austin to discuss one of the most celebrated novels in American history, The Grapes of Wrath. The pair discuss the ability of John Steinbeck's novel to comment on systemic corruption and evil in the American dream during the Great Depression of the 1930's. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Neal Plantinga: Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga, Jr. is Senior Research Fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary. Neal was Dean of the Chapel from 1996 to 2001 at Calvin University and served as professor (1979-1996) and president (2001-2011) at Calvin Theological Seminary. He writes for the Worship Institute and participates in its major events as a speaker or as a host for other speakers. Learn more about Neal Plantiga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Noble joins Jessica to discuss the 20th century Elliot's process of looking back into his tradition as the means of of writing poetry. The pair focus on The Four Quartets with an emphasis on the final of the four poems, Little Gidding while setting the stage of T.S. Elliot's life and situation during the writing of what is considered by many, including Elliot, to be his finest work. "For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business." - T.S. Elliot Collected Poems of T.S. Elliot, T.S. Elliot You Are Not Your Own, Alan Noble The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Alan Noble: O. Alan Noble, Ph.D., is editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture and an assistant professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He received his Ph.D. from Baylor in 2013. He and his family attend City Presbyterian in OKC. You may not follow him on Twitter. Learn more about Alan Noble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Noble joins Jessica to discuss the 20th century Elliot's process of looking back into his tradition as the means of of writing poetry. The pair focus on The Four Quartets with an emphasis on the final of the four poems, Little Gidding while setting the stage of T.S. Elliot's life and situation during the writing of what is considered by many, including Elliot, to be his finest work. "For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business." - T.S. Elliot Collected Poems of T.S. Elliot, T.S. Elliot You Are Not Your Own, Alan Noble The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Alan Noble: O. Alan Noble, Ph.D., is editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture and an assistant professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He received his Ph.D. from Baylor in 2013. He and his family attend City Presbyterian in OKC. You may not follow him on Twitter. Learn more about Alan Noble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Associate Professor of Sociology Angel Adams Parham joins Claude to provide historical context to the life of poet Phillis Wheatley. The pair take a fresh look at Wheatley's most influential work, On Being Brought from Africa to America and discuss why a widely held perception of the poem's meaning may not be as accurate when put into the context of Wheatley's life and other works. On Being Brought from Africa to America A Hymn to the Evening To the Earl of Dartmouth --- The Collected Words of Phillis Wheatley The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Phillis Wheatley Peters: Biography of a Genius in Bondage by Vincent Carretta The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Angel Adams Parham: Angel Adams Parham is Associate Professor of Sociology and senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (IASC) at the University of Virginia. She works in the area of historical sociology, engaging in research and writing that examine the past in order to better understand how to live well in the present and envision wisely for the future. Learn more about Angel Adams Parham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Associate Professor of Sociology Angel Adams Parham joins Claude to provide historical context to the life of poet Phillis Wheatley. The pair take a fresh look at Wheatley's most influential work, On Being Brought from Africa to America and discuss why a widely held perception of the poem's meaning may not be as accurate when put into the context of Wheatley's life and other works. On Being Brought from Africa to America A Hymn to the Evening To the Earl of Dartmouth --- The Collected Words of Phillis Wheatley The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Phillis Wheatley Peters: Biography of a Genius in Bondage by Vincent Carretta The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Angel Adams Parham: Angel Adams Parham is Associate Professor of Sociology and senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (IASC) at the University of Virginia. She works in the area of historical sociology, engaging in research and writing that examine the past in order to better understand how to live well in the present and envision wisely for the future. Learn more about Angel Adams Parham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary W. McCampbell joins the show to talk about Graham Greene's novel, The Power and the Glory. Themes discussed by Jessica and Mary in the show revolve around the "Whiskey" priest's overt sinfulness as well as the gifting to be able to see the wretchedness of other human beings with the ability to love them. Books Referenced: The Power and the Glory , by Graham Greene The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Mary McCampbell: Mary McCampbell is associate professor of humanities at Lee University and author of the forthcoming book Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy. Her writing has been featured in Image Journal, Christ and Pop Culture, The Curator, The Other Journal, Relevant, and Christianity Today. She was the summer 2014 writer-in-residence at the English branch of L'Abri Fellowship and a spring 2018 scholar-in-residence at Regent College, Vancouver. Learn more about Mary McCampbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary W. McCampbell joins the show to talk about Graham Greene's novel, The Power and the Glory. Themes discussed by Jessica and Mary in the show revolve around the "Whiskey" priest's overt sinfulness as well as the gifting to be able to see the wretchedness of other human beings with the ability to love them. Books Referenced: The Power and the Glory , by Graham Greene The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Mary McCampbell: Mary McCampbell is associate professor of humanities at Lee University and author of the forthcoming book Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy. Her writing has been featured in Image Journal, Christ and Pop Culture, The Curator, The Other Journal, Relevant, and Christianity Today. She was the summer 2014 writer-in-residence at the English branch of L'Abri Fellowship and a spring 2018 scholar-in-residence at Regent College, Vancouver. Learn more about Mary McCampbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writer, Author, and ThD student Kaitlyn Schiess joins Jessica to talk about their love for Dorothy L. Sayers' Zeal of Thy House and her works on human flourishing. Topics the duo discuss within Sayers works include how we relate to our vocations with the labels of "Christian" applied to a brand, the dignity of vocation that is not expressly "ministry", and the value of those who do work in the world that, through their conduct, gives glory to God. Books Referenced: Letters to a Diminished Church , by Dorthy Sayers The Women Are Up To Something, by J.B. Lipscomb Why Work?, by Dorothy Sayers The Zeal of thy House, by Dorothy Sayers The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Kaitlyn Schiess: Kaitlyn is a writer, author, and a ThD student at Duke Divinity School studying political theology, ethics, and biblical interpretation. She graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2021 with a ThM in systematic theology. She the author of The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor, released with InterVarsity Press in September 2020. Her forthcoming book, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here, will be released with Brazos Press in August 2023. You can also listen to Kaitlyn as a regular guest on The Holy Post podcast. Learn more about Kaitlyn Schiess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writer, Author, and ThD student Kaitlyn Schiess joins Jessica to talk about their love for Dorothy L. Sayers' Zeal of Thy House and her works on human flourishing. Topics the duo discuss within Sayers works include how we relate to our vocations with the labels of "Christian" applied to a brand, the dignity of vocation that is not expressly "ministry", and the value of those who do work in the world that, through their conduct, gives glory to God. Books Referenced: Letters to a Diminished Church , by Dorthy Sayers The Women Are Up To Something, by J.B. Lipscomb Why Work?, by Dorothy Sayers The Zeal of thy House, by Dorothy Sayers The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host:  Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Kaitlyn Schiess: Kaitlyn is a writer, author, and a ThD student at Duke Divinity School studying political theology, ethics, and biblical interpretation. She graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2021 with a ThM in systematic theology. She the author of The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor, released with InterVarsity Press in September 2020. Her forthcoming book, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here, will be released with Brazos Press in August 2023. You can also listen to Kaitlyn as a regular guest on The Holy Post podcast. Learn more about Kaitlyn Schiess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special episode, co-host Claude Atcho turns the tables and interviews Jessica Hooten Wilson regarding her forthcoming book, Reading for the Love of God. Jessica recounts her love and unique way of consuming literature in her formative years while she was attending college for theology and literature and how the two disciplines influenced how she consumed both. In this book Jessica relates her experience and she argues that the simple act of reading can help us learn to pray well, love our neighbor, be contemplative, practice humility, and disentangle ourselves from contemporary idols. Pre-Order Your Copy of Reading for the Love of God The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Claude Atcho: Claude serves as the pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has previously served as a church planter and an adjunct English professor in Boston, Massachusetts, and as a pastor in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special episode, co-host Claude Atcho turns the tables and interviews Jessica Hooten Wilson regarding her forthcoming book, Reading for the Love of God. Jessica recounts her love and unique way of consuming literature in her formative years while she was attending college for theology and literature and how the two disciplines influenced how she consumed both. In this book Jessica relates her experience and she argues that the simple act of reading can help us learn to pray well, love our neighbor, be contemplative, practice humility, and disentangle ourselves from contemporary idols. Pre-Order Your Copy of Reading for the Love of God The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Claude Atcho: Claude serves as the pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has previously served as a church planter and an adjunct English professor in Boston, Massachusetts, and as a pastor in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

D.L. Mayfield joins host Jessica Hooten Wilson to discuss the life and writings of the self proclaimed anarchist writer and social worker who renounced material possessions to live a life of a pacifist activist for the poor along with her opposition to capitalism and communism. Books Referenced: Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision and its Challenge for our Times by D.L. Mayfield The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist by Dorothy Day Thérèse by Dorothy Day The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on D.L. Mayfield:  D.L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children. She writes primarily about issues of Christianity, faith, and inequality. She is the author of three books, the most recent of which is a biography of Dorothy Day. Learn more about D.L. Mayfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

D.L. Mayfield joins host Jessica Hooten Wilson to discuss the life and writings of the social worker and self described anarchist who renounced material possessions to live a life of a pacifist activism for the poor. Books Referenced: Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision and its Challenge for our Times by D.L. Mayfield The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist by Dorothy Day Thérèse by Dorothy Day The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on D.L. Mayfield:  D.L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children. She writes primarily about issues of Christianity, faith, and inequality. She is the author of three books, the most recent of which is a biography of Dorothy Day. Learn more about D.L. Mayfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Patti Callahan Henry to discuss their shared love for C.S. Lewis and how his relationship with Joy Davidman influenced his last fictional work. Books Referenced: The Paris Wife by Paul McLain Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Patti Callahan Henry:  Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times, Globe and Mail, and USA Today bestselling author of sixteen novels, including her newest, The Secret Book of Flora Lea. She's also a podcast host of original content for her novels, Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Learn more about Patti Callahan Henry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Patti Callahan Henry to discuss their shared love for C.S. Lewis and how his relationship with Joy Davidman influenced his last fictional work. Books Referenced: The Paris Wife by Paul McLain Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Patti Callahan Henry:  Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times, Globe and Mail, and USA Today bestselling author of sixteen novels, including her newest, The Secret Book of Flora Lea. She's also a podcast host of original content for her novels, Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Learn more about Patti Callahan Henry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Matthew Mullins to discuss their shared love for poetry and Anne Bradstreet.  Books Referenced:  Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Matthew Mullins:  Matthew Mullins (PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) is Associate Professor of English and History of Ideas at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches classes in literature, literary theory, and writing. His research focuses primarily on American literature and culture and on hermeneutics. His latest book is Enjoying the Bible: Literary Approaches to Loving the Scriptures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Matthew Mullins to discuss their shared love for poetry and Anne Bradstreet.  Books Referenced:  Books Referenced: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume The Overstory by Richard Powers Green Ember Series by SD Smith The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni, tran. Michael F. Moore The Outsider by Richard Wright Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Heavenly Participation by Hans Boersma Biblical Cosmos by Robin Parry The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Matthew Mullins:  Matthew Mullins (PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) is Associate Professor of English and History of Ideas at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches classes in literature, literary theory, and writing. His research focuses primarily on American literature and culture and on hermeneutics. His latest book is Enjoying the Bible: Literary Approaches to Loving the Scriptures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by poet and pastor, Drew E. Jackson to discuss Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited.  Books Referenced:  Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Drew E. Jackson:  Drew E.Jackson is a poet and pastor. He is author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God's Unexpected Comingand Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. His work has appeared in Oneing, Made for Pax, The Journal from the Centre for Public Christianity, Fathom Magazine, and other publications. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the Univ. of Chicago and his M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by poet and pastor, Drew E. Jackson to discuss Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited.  Books Referenced:  Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Drew E. Jackson:  Drew E.Jackson is a poet and pastor. He is author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God's Unexpected Comingand Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. His work has appeared in Oneing, Made for Pax, The Journal from the Centre for Public Christianity, Fathom Magazine, and other publications. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the Univ. of Chicago and his M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Austin Carty to discuss Frederick Buechner's Pulitzer Prize nominated novel, Godric. The pair discuss the themes found not only in Godric, but in other of Buechner's novels that hint at his dealings with the history of death in his family. Loosing both his father and grandfather to suicide, Buechner has echoes of this theme along with his resoluteness to not follow in their footsteps.  Books Referenced:  Godric by Frederick Buechner The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Austin Carty: Austin holds degrees in literature and divinity from High Point University (B.A.) and Wake Forest University (M.Div.), and a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Emory University. He is the author of Christianity Today's Book Award of Merit for Church and Pastoral Leadership, The Pastor's Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Austin Carty to discuss Frederick Buechner's Pulitzer Prize nominated novel, Godric. The pair discuss the themes found not only in Godric, but in other of Buechner's novels that hint at his dealings with the history of death in his family. Loosing both his father and grandfather to suicide, Buechner has echoes of this theme along with his resoluteness to not follow in their footsteps.  Books Referenced:  Godric by Frederick Buechner The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Austin Carty: Austin holds degrees in literature and divinity from High Point University (B.A.) and Wake Forest University (M.Div.), and a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Emory University. He is the author of Christianity Today's Book Award of Merit for Church and Pastoral Leadership, The Pastor's Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Tsh Oxenreider to discuss Walker Percy's debut novel, The Moviegoer (1961). The pair discuss how the book, as does many of Percy's following works, wrestles with the suicides of his father and grandfather, how his conversion to Catholicism related to his desire to not meet their fate, and how the book finds new meaning for younger generations in an increasingly isolated and disconnected society. Books Referenced: The Moviegoer by Percy Walker The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Guest: Tsh Oxenreider is a writer of books, a travel guide, and a podcaster and part-time English teacher to teenagers. Learn more about Tsh Oxenreider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica is joined by Tsh Oxenreider to discuss Walker Percy's debut novel, The Moviegoer (1961). The pair discuss how the book, as does many of Percy's following works, wrestles with the suicides of his father and grandfather, how his conversion to Catholicism related to his desire to not meet their fate, and how the book finds new meaning for younger generations in an increasingly isolated and disconnected society. Books Referenced: The Moviegoer by Percy Walker The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Guest: Tsh Oxenreider is a writer of books, a travel guide, and a podcaster and part-time English teacher to teenagers. Learn more about Tsh Oxenreider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson and Professor Abigail Favale discuss feminist utopian novel Herlandby Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Why is this novel still worth reading and reflecting upon today? What does it tell us about how feminism has changed since 1915? How do we form our identities as women and as Christians? Books Referenced:  Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale The Men by Sandra Newman The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Lord of the Flies by William Golding Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset The Eternal Woman by Gertrud von le Fort The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Guest: Abigail Favale is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory and Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion.  Learn more about Dr. Abigail Favale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson and Professor Abigail Favale discuss feminist utopian novel Herlandby Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Why is this novel still worth reading and reflecting upon today? What does it tell us about how feminism has changed since 1915? How do we form our identities as women and as Christians? Books Referenced:  Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale The Men by Sandra Newman The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Lord of the Flies by William Golding Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset The Eternal Woman by Gertrud von le Fort The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Guest: Abigail Favale is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory and Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion.  Learn more about Dr. Abigail Favale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica hosts Haley Stewart to discuss the 1920 novel by Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter. This trilogy of novels described the life of Kristin in 14th Century Norway as she constantly attempted to follow the path of her faith in Christ, but often found herself choosing her own wished more often than not. Jessica and Haley talk about the way the novel reflects the sin upon a family when a member sins and how our modern individualistic culture stands in stark contrast.  Read: Kristin Lavransdatter The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on the Haley Stewart: A bookish mama of four and wife to a beekeeper. Writer, speaker, podcaster, and Catholic convert. Homeschooling, bacon-eating, and bright red lipstick-wearing Jane Austen aficionado. Learn more about Haley Stewart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica hosts Haley Stewart to discuss the 1920 novel by Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter. This trilogy of novels described the life of Kristin in 14th Century Norway as she constantly attempted to follow the path of her faith in Christ, but often found herself choosing her own wished more often than not. Jessica and Haley talk about the way the novel reflects the sin upon a family when a member sins and how our modern individualistic culture stands in stark contrast.  Read: Kristin Lavransdatter The Scandal of Reading is sponsored by Brazos Press. Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on the Haley Stewart: A bookish mama of four and wife to a beekeeper. Writer, speaker, podcaster, and Catholic convert. Homeschooling, bacon-eating, and bright red lipstick-wearing Jane Austen aficionado. Learn more about Haley Stewart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Chris Smith to discuss Georges Bernanos' 1936 novel Diary of a Country Priest . Together they talk about the way the novel draws upon the literary history of historic individualism.  Works referenced: Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Chris Smith: is a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the near east-side of Indianapolis. He is also the editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He regularly writes and speaks on topics related to church, community and God's reconciliation of all things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Chris Smith to discuss Georges Bernanos' 1936 novel Diary of a Country Priest . Together they talk about the way the novel draws upon the literary history of historic individualism.  Works referenced: Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Chris Smith: is a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the near east-side of Indianapolis. He is also the editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He regularly writes and speaks on topics related to church, community and God's reconciliation of all things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Jack Heller to discuss Ernest Gaines' 8th novel published in 1993, A Lesson Before Dying. Together they discuss the themes of preparing ourselves for our own deaths and what is a person worth. Works referenced: A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Jack Heller: Dr. Jack Heller received his Ph.D. in English from Louisiana State University in August 1997. His primary research interests include Renaissance drama, Shakespeare, other 16th and 17th century literature, religious studies, and African American literature. Dr. Heller's other interests include attending movies and live theater, traveling, baking bread, reading (that never gets old), and the music of Bob Dylan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Jack Heller to discuss Ernest Gaines' 8th novel published in 1993, A Lesson Before Dying. Together they discuss the themes of preparing ourselves for our own deaths and what is a person worth. Works referenced: A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines Information on the Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Jack Heller: Dr. Jack Heller received his Ph.D. in English from Louisiana State University in August 1997. His primary research interests include Renaissance drama, Shakespeare, other 16th and 17th century literature, religious studies, and African American literature. Dr. Heller's other interests include attending movies and live theater, traveling, baking bread, reading (that never gets old), and the music of Bob Dylan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Claude Atcho to discuss Zora Neale Hurston's 1938 novel, Moses, Man of the Mountain which Claude discussed in his work Reading Black Books which promotes conversations about African-American literature and life with Christian theology, faith, and how these two worlds enrich one another. Works referenced: Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston Information on Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Claude Atcho: Claude is the Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA.  Previously, Claude lived in Memphis, TN where he served as pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. He's the author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just, forthcoming from Brazos Press in Summer 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Claude Atcho to discuss Zora Neale Hurston's 1938 novel, Moses, Man of the Mountain which Claude discussed in his work Reading Black Books which promotes conversations about African-American literature and life with Christian theology, faith, and how these two worlds enrich one another. Works referenced: Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston Information on Host: Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov.  Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Claude Atcho: Claude is the Vicar (Planting Pastor) for the Charlottesville church plant of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, ACNA.  Previously, Claude lived in Memphis, TN where he served as pastor of a multi-ethnic church, Fellowship Memphis. He's the author of Reading Black Books: How African-American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just, forthcoming from Brazos Press in Summer 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Joy Clarkson to discuss Eugene Vodolazkin's. Together they discuss the themes of trauma, imitation of Christ, and living as a Holy fool. Works referenced: Laurus by Eugene Vodalaskin. Information on Host:Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov. Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Joy ClarksonJoy Clarkson is a doctoral candidate in theology at St. Andrews University, researching the ways art can be used to prepare ourselves for a good death. She hosts a weekly podcast that aims to give people an arsenal of good stories, music, and images with which they can courageously, wisely, and beautifully navigate life.  Learn more about Joy Clarkson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson is joined by Joy Clarkson to discuss Eugene Vodolazkin's. Together they discuss the themes of trauma, imitation of Christ, and living as a Holy fool. Works referenced: Laurus by Eugene Vodalaskin. Information on Host:Jessica Hooten Wilson is a Senior Fellow at Trinity Forum, the inaugural Visiting Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University, and the author of several books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov. Learn more about Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. Information on Joy ClarksonJoy Clarkson is a doctoral candidate in theology at St. Andrews University, researching the ways art can be used to prepare ourselves for a good death. She hosts a weekly podcast that aims to give people an arsenal of good stories, music, and images with which they can courageously, wisely, and beautifully navigate life.  Learn more about Joy Clarkson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Gloria speaks with Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson, author of several books including The Scandal of Holiness, Reading for the Love of God, and Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, which received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts. Gloria and Jessica dive deep into the Catholic imagination–exploring writers like Toni Morrison and the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich. She also believes in reclaiming the practice of reading, especially for children growing up today: “I try to tell this to parents: it's not really about making sure that your kid recites all the history or knows all the facts,” says Jessica, “ It's just recognizing that they're being shaped by a worldview in which the story began before them.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Hooten Wilson is Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of several books, including Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, which received a 2018 Christianity Today book of the year in arts and culture award.She writes on the great books and literature, including O'Connor, Doestovesky, and Walker Percy.She has a new book out entitled, The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your imagination In the Company of Literary Saints. She joins me to talk about the new book and how literature can shape a believer's pursuit of holiness even when it is a scandal and trips us up.

This episode is all about celebrating and reading great literary works. Jen is joined by first-time guest Jessica Hooten Wilson, as well as repeat guest Karen Swallow Prior, who are both outstanding guides through the world of classic literature. They discuss the value of great literature, the historical difference between Catholic and Protestant novelists, and of course what they are currently reading.Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of numerous books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, published in 2022 by Brazos Press. Her book, Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts.Karen Swallow Prior is Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She's the author, most recently, of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books and hosts the recently launched podcast Jane and Jesus. She lives in rural Virginia with her husband and sundry dogs, horses, and chickens. Books & Writing Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints by Jessica Hooten WilsonGiving the Devil His Due: Demonic Authority in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Jessica Hooten WilsonOn Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books by Karen Swallow PriorThe Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture by Jean LeclercqA Good Man is Hard to Find And Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorDivine Comedy by Dante AlighieriDante, Bunyan and the Case for a Protestant Aesthetics (Article in Journal of Systematic Theology) by William DyrnessThe Novel: A Biography by Michael SchmidtThere There by Tommy OrangeGreen Ember Series by S. D. SmithThe Dante Club by Matthew PearlPurgatorio by Dante Alighieri Translated by Mary Jo BangThe Western Wind by Samantha HarveyRead and Reflect with the Classics Series by Karen Swallow Prior

About our GuestJessica Hooten Wilson is the Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of numerous books, including The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, published in 2022 by Brazos Press. Her book, Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts.Award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson explains that learning to hear the call of holiness requires cultivating a new imagination--one rooted in the act of reading. Learning to read with eyes attuned to the saints who populate great works of literature moves us toward holiness, where God opens up a way of living that extends far beyond what we can conjure for ourselves. Literature has the power to show us what a holy life looks like, and these depictions often scandalize even as they shape our imagination. As such, careful reading becomes a sort of countercultural spiritual discipline.To hear about Jessica's newest book, Scandal of Holiness, here is a recorded lecture at Union University. Show NotesThis lively and often deeply contemplative conversation with guest Jessica Hooten Wilson offers not only reasons for choosing Classical Education, but also simple and easy ways to support sanctity and truth in the joy of raising families. Here is support for the choices you make and how to replace that which infringes upon those choices.Some questions in this episode include: What is education for?  Why is sainthood something that has captivated your imagination? Walk us through your blog essay: Awakening from Digital Slumbers  What does it mean to remember, and how do we embrace the importance of memory? How can the church help families? Books & Titles Mentioned In This EpisodeThe Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangrin, Jr.Memento Mori by Muriel SpariThe Family & The New Totalitarianism by Michael D. O'Brien, Introduction by J.H. WilsonThe Diary of a Country Priest by George Bernanos “Summer's Harvest”  poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins“Awakening from Digital Slumbers” (an online essay by Jessica)Documentary: The Social DilemmaGiving the Devil His Due: Flannery O'Connor and the Brothers Karamazov by: J.H. Wilson The Scandal of Holiness, Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints by J.H.  Wilson Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West, Co-Editor J.H. WilsonLearning the Good Life from the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before by J.H. Wilson “Mike Teavee” poem  by Ronald DahlBooks by Wendell Berry“Allegory of the Cave” or “Plato's Cave” by PlatoKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (Jessica mentioned Well-Read Mom reading in May, 2022) _________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Used with permission. cellists: Sara Sant' Ambrogio and Lexine Feng; pianist: Alyona Waldo Copyright © 2022 Beautiful Teaching. All Rights Reserved ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson takes us on a deep dive into the power of great literature to form us spiritually. We focus our conversation on her new book The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints (Brazos Press). Order a copy of The Scandal of Holiness https://amzn.to/3p3LzNB Bio: Jessica Hooten Wilson is Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of several books, including Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, which received a 2018 Christianity Today book of the year in arts and culture award. In 2019 she received the Hiett Prize for Humanities from the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. She is co-editor of the volume Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West, a collection of essays on the legacy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. In 2022, she will publish The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints (Brazos Press) and Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before (Zondervan). Other books by Jessica: https://amzn.to/36yIWx6 Books recommended by Jessica: Augustine, Confessions https://amzn.to/3h4YIBM Dante, Divine Comedy https://amzn.to/3p8mhxT Dostoyevski, Brothers Karamazov https://amzn.to/3h9e9J7 Brian's Materials Read Brian's Book: Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ or sign up for information: www.centeringprayerbook.com (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9 Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/ Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Deep Dive Spirituality Coaching for Pastors: www.deepdivespirituality.com Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support. #holiness #spirituality #christianfiction

In this special episode, Forefront director Nate Mancini talks to professor, author and speaker Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. This episode was recorded with a live studio audience at the Imagination Redeemed conference in Colorado Springs. In the first half we discuss which of today's authors give Jessica hope for the future of fiction literature, how artists should read books differently from others, how to build an online presence without losing your soul, and of course, how our faith drives us to excellence in the arts. The second half features virtual audience questions from authors such as Dr. Russell Moore, Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Dr. Benjamin Myers, and Dr. Ralph C. Wood. Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, which received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts; as well as two books on Walker Percy: The Search for Influence: Walker Percy and Fyodor Dostoevsky (Ohio State University Press, 2017) and Reading Walker Percy's Novels (Louisiana State University Press, 2018); most recently she co-edited Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West(University of Notre Dame Press, 2020). She has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards, including a Fulbright Fellowship to the Czech Republic, an NEH grant to study Dante in Florence in 2014, and the Biola Center for Christian Thought sabbatical fellowship.  In 2018 she received the Emerging Public Intellectual Award given by a coalition of North American think tanks in collaboration with the Centre for Christian Scholarship at Redeemer University College, and in 2019 she received the Hiett Prize in Humanities from The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Jessica has two books releasing in 2022, which you can preorder today: The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints and Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before.

Jessica Hooten Wilson joins us to chat about the importance of the Christian imagination, especially in and through literature. Jessica Hooten Wilson is Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas in the Classical Education and Humanities Graduate Program. She authored Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, which received a 2018 Christianity Today book of the year award. In 2022, she will publish The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints (Brazos Press) and Learning the Good Life: From the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before (Zondervan 2022).    Jessica is active on Twitter, Facebook, and at jessicahootenwilson.com.