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 | 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 | Mar 23, 2018 | Fostering Faith, Living the Liturgical Year, The Christian Imagination
Where we live, its fish-fry season. If you live in the Americas, Europe, or Australia, you might also notice Friday fish-n-chip specials or the filet-o-fish featured at McDonalds. If you were wondering why fish seems so popular in February and March, it’s because this...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Oct 18, 2017 | The Bible, The Christian Imagination
But of course… me too. This month’s scandal of a powerful man, Harvey Weinstein, using that power to manipulate, harass, and assault women spread beyond the safe confines of the online news/entertainment world. On Sunday, rather than watch (or simply ignore) another...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 11, 2017 | Reading Well, The Christian Imagination
The dripping blood our only drink, The bloody flesh our only food: In spite of which we like to think That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood— Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good. In 1922 T.S. Eliot published The Waste Land, a lengthy, complex...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Dec 29, 2016 | Living the Liturgical Year, The Christian Imagination
But to apprehend The point of intersection of the timeless With time, is an occupation for the saint – No occupation either, but something given And taken, in a lifetime’s death in love, Ardour and selflessness and self-surrender. For most of us, there is...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Dec 26, 2016 | The Christian Imagination
December 26th, what is Boxing Day in Commonwealth countries is known affectionately in America as the “Day After Christmas,” as in “The Day After Christmas Sales.” It is, traditionally, a time to begin shopping for all the things one didn’t receive on December 25th...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 21, 2016 | Reading Well, The Christian Imagination
One of my favorite pass-times is watching TV shows on DVD (or it once was, as now we binge-watch Netflix instead). The series can be so engaging that sometimes I see myself enmeshed in the storyline to such an extent that the boundary between real life and the show...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 5, 2016 | The Christian Imagination
Philosopher David Hume should be celebrating his 305th birthday about now. He was born on May 7th (which was April 26th before the Calendar Act of 1750), so his birthday was either this week or the previous week, depending on how you look at it. Hume’s work,...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Mar 24, 2016 | Fostering Faith, The Christian Imagination
When I was younger, Good Friday inspired me. While I was thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, I viewed it as the heroic act of an individual, independent human being—an adult choosing to give his life for others, which it was. And, such an act is worthy of the highest...
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