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   Alan Jacobs is a Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Baylor University and a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. He has written books on Auden, Pynchon, Blake, Ruskin, and Christian humanism, and he blogs about culture, literature, and technology.

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   Alan Jacobs (born 1958) is a scholar of English literature and a literary critic. He is a distinguished professor of the humanities in the honors program of Baylor University.

4. www.americamagazine.org › arts-culture › 2018/04/23Alan Jacobs: a Christian intellectual for the internet age

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   Apr 23, 2018 · Learn about Alan Jacobs, a prolific and eclectic writer who bridges disciplines, audiences and traditions. He offers strategies for thinking well and living charitably in a fractious time.

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6. www.theatlantic.com › politics › archiveQ&A With Alan Jacobs, Author of 'How to Think' - The Atlantic

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   Oct 15, 2017 · Alan Jacobs is something of an internet enigma. The Baylor University professor describes himself as a conservative Christian with some “very liberal” political views.

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   Oct 17, 2017 · Alan Jacobs is Distinguished Professor of the Humanities in the Honors Program of Baylor University. Before that, he taught for many years at Wheaton College in Illinois.

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8. comment.org › contributors › alan-jacobsAlan Jacobs - Comment Magazine

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   Alan Jacobs is a distinguished professor of humanities and a prolific writer on various topics, such as philology, gender, and culture. He also blogs about his interests and shares his photos on his personal website.

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   Who is Alan Jacobs?

   • Hello. My name is Alan Jacobs. I am Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Honors Program at Baylor University, and a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia . My next book (well, you know, “my” book) is a critical edition of W. H. Auden’s 1955 collection of poems The Shield of Achilles.

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   Is Jacobs accelerating with age?

   • Jacobs will turn 60 in September, but he seems to be the rare person who is accelerating with age. Several times he mentioned his desire to be more ambitious and cut new paths, and he tinkers with his writing and reading habits the way other people his age tinker with vitamin supplements and low-cholesterol diets.

   Alan Jacobs: a Christian intellectual for the internet age

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   What strategies does Alan Jacobs offer for thinking well?

   • One of the strategies Alan Jacobs offers for thinking well is to belong to multiple communities. As I listened to Jacobs describe his childhood, I was reminded of something I heard Zadie Smith say to the Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard.

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   What university did Alan go to?

   • With Teri’s encouragement, Alan transferred to the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, which had a stronger English department. A professor took note of his gifts and encouraged him to pursue graduate school.

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10. link.springer.com › article › 10Alan Jacobs: The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of ... - Springer

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    Mar 14, 2012 · The pleasures of reading Alan Jacobs’s The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distractions come from its witty incisiveness, its reassuring wisdom, and its engaging style. This book examines the state of reading in the modern age and suggests how reading can once again become a mainstream and meaningful activity—if indeed it ever has been ...