Alan Jacobs | |
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Born | August 28, 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Alabama (BA) University of Virginia (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Literature |
Sub-discipline | English literature |
Institutions | |
Website | ayjay |
Alan Jacobs (born 1958) [1] 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. [2]
Jacobs earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 1980 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Virginia in 1987. [3] He was the Clyde S. Kilby chair professor of English at Wheaton College (Illinois) until 2012 when he was hired as the distinguished professor of humanities in the honors program at Baylor. [4]
In addition to his academic work and books, Jacobs has been a regular contributor to magazines including The Atlantic , [2] [5] First Things , [2] [6] and The New Atlantis . [3] [7]
Jacobs is an evangelical Anglican. [8]
Jacobs' books include:
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