by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jan 18, 2023 | Audio, New Ideas and Research, Published Writing, The Bible, Victorian Studies, Video
My first book Jesus in the Victorian Novel: Reimagining Christ looks at how Victorian novelists explored the Incarnation through fiction. In doing so, they shifted the focus from what Jesus did (specifically dying for the sins of the world) to who Jesus was: a...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Nov 1, 2022 | Audio, Reading Well, The Bible, Video
Re-reading the Binding of Isaac (and understanding the relational fallout) As a literature professor, I encounter many students who are literate but not literary. They can read fluently for information, but they are blind to the ways stories engross, delight,...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 24, 2020 | Audio, Serving the Church, The Bible
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to speak for South Bend City Church via their podcast, since they are foregoing large gatherings amid Covid-19. The assignment was simple: pick a favorite story about Jesus and reflect on it. Easy, right? (Well, easy so long as you...
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 | 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 29, 2017 | Audio, Living the Liturgical Year, Serving the Church
With the season of Advent beginning this week, Pastor Jason Miller of South Bend City Church and I sat down to talk about the Advent and Christmas seasons. We had this conversation in church on Sunday morning & Tuesday night, and in an extended conversation which...
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