by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Nov 12, 2023 | Fostering Faith, New Ideas and Research, News, Reading Well, The Bible, The Christian Imagination
I’ve got this exciting book project I’m working on… but to get it published, I need your help! THE BOOK IDEA: Fandoms & Faithful Reading:What Swifties, Jedi, and Wizards Can Teach the Church What if being a Christian looked like being a Swiftie, Jedi, or...
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 | Apr 26, 2022 | Book Review, Reading Well, The Bible
Have Christians profoundly misunderstood the Pharisees? What if they were actually insightful and humane interpreters of scripture, breaking down barriers between the Temple and the populace because they believed holiness was for everyone, not just the elite? Growing...
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by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Nov 10, 2021 | College Classes, Reading Well, Video
UPDATE November 2021:Nella Larsen’s novel Passing is now in movie form on Netflix.Use the conversations featured below as a watching/reading companion to the movie and/or novel.[Original Posted in March, 2020] Have you ever wondered about how you became you? How do we...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 17, 2021 | Fostering Faith, Raising Christian Kids, Reading Well, The Bible
The scroll of Esther, mid-15th century Iberian Megillah.Digitized by The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel. A couple months ago, my daughter asked me if I’d help her and her friends have a Bible reading group. I was delighted at the suggestion, but tried...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Feb 27, 2021 | Fostering Faith, Raising Christian Kids, Reading Well, The Bible
This is a guest post, written by my ten-year-old, Abi. She is a novice writer. This is Abi’s first public piece of writing. She let me make a few suggestions and help with punctuation. Enjoy… Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes — Esther. I’ve always thought she...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Nov 4, 2020 | College Classes, Reading Well, Teaching and Academic Design, Video
This challenge may be impossible… As a student, I discovered that some professors are great lecturers: they will tell students everything they need to know about the reading in class! In fact, for someone like Kant, a good lecture might be far more...
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...
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