Department of Liberal Arts & Humanities Faculty
Dr. William T. Jenkins
Associate Professor of English
Contact Information
School of Arts and Sciences
Phone:(901) 320-9700 Ext. 2005
E-mail: jenkins@crichton.edu
Education
B.A., M.A., University of Tulsa
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
My blog on faith and learning
http://jinxblogbill.blogspot.com/
Teaching Interests
Bible as Literature
Faith, Technology, and the Imagination
Literature of Belief and Doubt
World Authors of Faith
Humanities I & II
Expository Writing
Contemporary Cultural Perspectives
Themes in World Literature and Film
Themes in American Literature and Film
Research/Scholarly Interests
Annie Dillard
Willa Cather
Marshal McLuhan
Modern Authors of Faith
Religion in Film
Religion and Popular Culture
Professional Memberships/Affiliations
Conference on Christianity and Literature
St. Charles Borromeo Conference on Catholicism in Literature
Christians in the Academy
Miscellaneous
Online Publications
"Whiskey Priests, Japanese Canadians, and World War IV: Christian Behavior in an Always Dangerous World" delivered at the Spring 2002 Conference of Christians in the Academy, Memphis, TN
"Christ, Creed, and Culture" read at the 2001 meeting of Christians in the Academy,
Memphis, TN"Renewals and Renunciations: Cranky Reflections on the Next Millennium" read at the Spring 2000 meeting of the Conference of Christians in the Academy, Memphis, TN
"Walker Percy and Television"; Literature and Belief 16 (2): 97
"The Accidental Professor: The Kierkegaardian Aesthetic in Willa Cather’s The Professor’s House: North Dakota Quarterly 63 (1): 96
