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Kingsley and Narrative Form: The Mellon/ISLA Conversion and Literature Workshop At Notre Dame

Kingsley and Narrative Form: The Mellon/ISLA Conversion and Literature Workshop At Notre Dame

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jan 22, 2014 | Academic Conferences, New Ideas and Research, News, Victorian Studies

The University of Notre Dame is a great place to be when working on anything related to Religion and Literature. This week, I participated in the ongoing Mellon/ISLA Conversion and Literature Workshop series, presenting my work on the narrative shape of conversion in...
Gluttony, Justice, and Grace

Gluttony, Justice, and Grace

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Aug 12, 2011 | Fostering Faith, New Ideas and Research

Donna Simpson has been making headlines over the past few weeks for her goal of becoming the world’s fattest woman. News clips of the morbidly obese woman discussing her goal run like  parodies of similar human interest stories: her partner “supporting” Donna in her...
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