by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 16, 2020 | College Classes, The Bible, The Bible and The Novel, Video
Ever wished there was a gospel written specifically for those really bleak, hopeless moments when all appears lost? A gospel writer that seems to sit with us in our questions and brokenness? The Gospel of Mark might be the account of Jesus’ life for exactly those...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 9, 2020 | College Classes, The Bible, The Bible and The Novel, Video
Resurrecting Jesus from the fog of familiarity can be hard—so hard, in fact, that we often gloss over the way each individual gospel text portrays him. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is cagey, authoritative, even mysterious. What do we make of this man? Who is he?...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 8, 2020 | Audio, Reading Well, Serving the Church, The Bible
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 3, 2020 | College Classes, Reading Well, The Bible, The Bible and The Novel, The Christian Imagination, Video
Stories that reimagine Jesus, considering what his life would look like if lived in the modern world, have a long history in the Christian imagination. What would Jesus do? How would governments and leaders respond? And would you believe him if he showed up here and...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 2, 2020 | College Classes, Fostering Faith, Reading Well, The Bible, The Bible and The Novel, Video
Too often texts fall silent because we think we know the story. Or because we find the barriers of time, place, and culture insurmountable. At George Fox University we are exploring ways to bring creative educational solutions to students during the COVID-19 crisis...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Oct 1, 2019 | News
On August 15, I officially started a new tenure-track position as the Director of Liberal Arts and Assistant Professor of English and Theology at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon! In my role as Assistant Professor of English and Theology, I get to teach...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 16, 2019 | Audio, Reading Well, Serving the Church, The Bible
What happens when two trained theologians—one a pastor and one a literary scholar—work together to preach a text? Calls for cross-disciplinary and cross-vocational projects like this one have recently been issued by thinkers like N.T. Wright and Miraslov Volf...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Nov 5, 2018 | Academic Conferences, News
Join us @ Holy Cross College for a Conversation about: Artificial Intelligence and the Image of God This term I’m teaching a class on the literature of discovery and invention, essentially a Sci-Fi class. While developing the course, I teamed up with my...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Oct 24, 2018 | Teaching and Academic Design
We all know that Higher Education’s dependence on adjunct labor is bad. Clearly, the labor conditions for adjuncts are a problem. Despite having PhD’s many adjuncts make between $20k-30k a year with no benefits. Adjuncts are also bad for institutions. Because...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Oct 10, 2018 | College Classes, News, Teaching and Academic Design
Earlier this month, Joey the Spotted Turtle was adopted by EmNet! After bringing Joey into the world as a class project, my Environmental Literature class is very excited to see Joey go to a good home where he’ll be cared for and loved, and see their College project...
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