Alan Jacobs
- Auteur
Alan Jacobs is hoogleraar letterkunde. Hij publiceerde tal van artikelen voor onder andere The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal en Harper’s Magazine, en is auteur van verschillende boeken, waaronder een biografie van C.S. Lewis en 'The Pleasure of Reading in an Age of Distraction'.
Alan Jacobs is hoogleraar letterkunde. Hij publiceerde tal van artikelen voor onder andere The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal en Harper’s Magazine, en is auteur van verschillende boeken, waaronder een biografie van C.S. Lewis en 'The Pleasure of Reading in an Age of Distraction'.
Boeken van Alan Jacobs
Alan Jacobs
Alan Jacobs
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Alan Jacobs offers a witty, literate, and accessible guide for aspiring readers, offering tips on what to read and how to get the most out of it. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of approaching literary fiction or poetry or even the Bible, from reading responsively, to rereading, to reading on electronic devices.
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Alan Jacobs
A Theology Of Reading
Through theological reflection interspersed with readings of literary texts, this book provides an elusive quarry—the charitable reader. It is a meaty meditation on absolutely central issues in serious reading, and its specific examples give a sufficient guide and impetus to a willing reader.
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Alan Jacobs
Bonnie Kristian
In Defense of Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a favorite scapegoat of American public life. Christianity Today deputy editor Bonnie Kristian argues that the most common attacks fall apart under scrutiny, issuing a bold call for evangelicals not to be ashamed of their tradition and, instead, to preserve and deepen it.
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Alan Jacobs
Alan Jacobs
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy Sayers was a pioneer in many diverse fields, including the British tradition of detective fiction, religious radio drama, first-wave feminism, and the Classical Christian School movement—this volume explores all of these facets of her life and more.
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