Published on September 24, 2018 by Sean Flynt Â
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Author Alan Jacobs
º£½ÇÖ±²¥’s Core Texts program and Howard College of Arts and Sciences will host author Alan Jacobs for a series of lectures Oct. 1-2.
In addition to speaking with students, Jacobs will present a free public lecture titled “Why Reading Great Books Won’t Make You a Great Person” Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in Reid Chapel.
Jacobs, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Baylor University, is the author of many books and articles on Christianity and the humanities, including How to Think: A Guide for the Perplexed, The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis, The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction, and The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis. He also is a regular contributor to First Things, National Affairs, and Harpers.
Samford is a leading Christian º£½ÇÖ±²¥ offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
