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“That Difficult Work of Digging”: Jessica Hooten Wilson on Flannery O’Connor’s Final, Unfinished Novel

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For Good Mothering Advice, Skip the Mommy Blogs and Look to Christ

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Review of Mary Jo Bang’s translation of Dante’s Purgatorio

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Book Reviews

Review of Michael Moore’s translation of The Bethrothed

Titled "A Masterpiece Novel That Should Be an Instant Classic" An excerpt: "Not knowing much about Manzoni, I was delighted to hear of his powerful conversion story in the introduction. Moore explains how this writer, having absorbed the philosophy and art of Romanticism, then turned…

Jessica Hooten WilsonFebruary 8, 2023

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Guest on Englewood Review of Books with Karen Swallow Prior and Jen Pollock Michele

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…

Jessica Hooten WilsonJanuary 27, 2023

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Totalitarianism and Literature with Michael Matheson Miller on the Moral Imagination Podcast

In this podcast, Michael Matheson Miller and I discuss how both violence and entertainment and distraction are tools of state control. We discuss Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, some of the writings of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of Butterflies about…

Jessica Hooten WilsonJanuary 27, 2023

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Guest on “The Slow Work” by Sandra McCracken

Episode coming soon. Listen to the show here.

Jessica Hooten WilsonJanuary 27, 2023

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Thinking Outside the Box with Andy Crouch

If you wonder about the importance of the humanities in Christian Higher Education, watch this conversation between Andy Crouch and I. Andy and I discussed ways we might innovate to increase the love of liberal arts from children to adults. It doesn't really matter if…

Jessica Hooten WilsonJanuary 7, 2022

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Virtual Book Club | The Brothers Karamazov

In this lecture series on The Brothers Karamazov, Dr. Hooten Wilson introduces readers to Dostoevsky's life and its influence on his greatest novel. By watching this lecture series you will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of this great text. Think of this as a…

Jessica Hooten WilsonJuly 23, 2021

Interviews Podcast & Radio Interviews

Descent to Ascent: Interview on the Table Podcast

Read or listen to this interview at the Biola University Center for Christian Thought website. “I’m a Protestant who loves saints,” says Jessica Hooten Wilson. Why do we read and write saints’ lives? Hagiography is a long-practiced depiction of the holy and often wacky stories…

Jessica Hooten WilsonJanuary 11, 2019

Book Reviews

When Great Writers Wrestle with Faith

Why have so many modern novelists and poets chased after (and fled from) God? The metaphors we use in given situations show us more about our assumptions than we often realize. In politics, we speak of the “arena,” our “opponents,” or even “battle lines.” Our…

Jessica Hooten WilsonJanuary 10, 2019

Articles & Essays

Why You Should Read Russian Literature

“Why read Russian literature?” It was the kind of question that a professor longs for, and the student asked it with genuine interest. In an age when we scan articles in minutes and read more tweets than books, the question is fair. Russian novels are…

Jessica Hooten WilsonDecember 13, 2018

Interviews Podcast & Radio Interviews

The Gospel According to Flannery O’Connor: Interview on the Table Podcast

Read or listen to this interview at the Biola University Center for Christian Thought website. “This is where O’Connor scandalizes people. God redeems the moment, so violence doesn’t become nihilism the way it would maybe in a Tarantino film. In her world, God is…

Jessica Hooten WilsonOctober 29, 2018

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“That Difficult Work of Digging”: Jessica Hooten Wilson on Flannery O’Connor’s Final, Unfinished Novel

For Good Mothering Advice, Skip the Mommy Blogs and Look to Christ

Review of Mary Jo Bang’s translation of Dante’s Purgatorio

Review of Michael Moore’s translation of The Bethrothed

Guest on Englewood Review of Books with Karen Swallow Prior and Jen Pollock Michele

Totalitarianism and Literature with Michael Matheson Miller on the Moral Imagination Podcast

Guest on “The Slow Work” by Sandra McCracken

Thinking Outside the Box with Andy Crouch

Virtual Book Club | The Brothers Karamazov

Descent to Ascent: Interview on the Table Podcast

When Great Writers Wrestle with Faith

Why You Should Read Russian Literature

The Gospel According to Flannery O’Connor: Interview on the Table Podcast

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