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Jessica Hooten Wilson

Jessica Hooten Wilson is Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of three books: Giving the Devil His Due, which received the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in Arts and Culture, as well as Walker Percy and Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Search for Influence and Reading Walker Percy’s Novels.

Articles by Jessica Hooten Wilson

Universities Have Forgotten Their Purpose: Pursuing the Contemplative Life

Dec 17, 2021 · Jessica Hooten Wilson

Editor’s note: this essay is adapted from a talk delivered by Jessica Hooten Wilson at Word on Fire’s Good News Conference on November 7, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. Universities are … Continue reading “Universities Have Forgotten Their Purpose: Pursuing the Contemplative Life”

Simone Weil’s Christian Approach to Education

Feb 1, 2019 · Jessica Hooten Wilson

When I question students at my Christian college about how their faith affects their learning practices, they stare blankly at me or scribble a note about being motivated by the … Continue reading “Simone Weil’s Christian Approach to Education”