80. The Scandal of Flannery O'Connor and the Power of Stories with Jessica Hooten Wilson

Jessica Hooten Wilson is an author, speaker, and professor at the University of Dallas and joined us on the podcast to discuss one of her favorite authors, Flannery O'Connor. Jessica gives us insight on the depth and rich theology of O'Connor's stories - stories that can often be misunderstood as dark and confusing. Jessica explains the power and beauty in O'Connor's writing and how fiction is uniquely able to point us to deeper truths about God and life. After listening to this interview, you are going to want to run to the nearest bookstore and look for Flannery O'Connor's books!    Jessica Hooten Wilson Show Notes:  Jessica Hooten Wilson's Website: https://jessicahootenwilson.com/  The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson: https://jessicahootenwilson.com/books/the-scandal-of-holiness/  The Life You Save Will Be Your Own by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.pf.jcu.cz/stru/katedry/aj/doc/sukdolova/Flannery_O'Connor.pdf  The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/complete-stories-flannery-oconnor/1103271862?ean=9780374515362  The River by Flannery O'Connor: http://www.doxaweb.com/assets/The_River.pdf  A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Conner: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-man-is-hard-to-find-and-other-stories-flannery-oconnor/1101173187?ean=9780358139560  Novelist and Believer by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=9114  Books by Flannery O'Connor: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/flannery%20o'connor  Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/les-miserables-victor-hugo/1116706580?ean=9781435163690  The Colson Fellows: https://colsonfellows.org/  The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/golden-egg-book-margaret-wise-brown/1100060288?ean=9780385384766  Books by Homer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/homer  Books by John Milton: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/john%20milton  Books by Jane Austen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/jane%20austen  Books by William Shakespeare: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/william%20shakespeare/_/N-0  Books by Earnest Hemingway: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/earnest%20hemingway  Books by John Steinbeck: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/john%20steinbeck  Books by Louisa May Alcott: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/louisa%20may%20alcott  Books by Thomas Aquinas: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/thomas%20aquinas Breaking Bread with the Dead by Alan Jacobs: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/breaking-bread-with-the-dead-alan-jacobs/1136624568?ean=9781984878427   Books by Aristotle: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/aristotle  Books by Dante: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/dante  Books by Geoffrey Chaucer: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/geoffrey%20chaucer  The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-brothers-karamazov-fyodor-dostoevsky/1116803563?ean=9781593080457 A Burning in My Bones by Winn Collier: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-burning-in-my-bones-winn-collier/1137529160?ean=9780735291621  Books by Dorothy Sayers: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/dorothy%20sayers  Join Strong Women on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/strongwomencc  Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/   The Strong Women Podcast is a product of the Colson Center which equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. Through commentaries, podcasts, videos, and more, we help Christians better understand what’s happening in the world, and champion what is true and good wherever God has called them.  Learn more about the Colson Center here: https://www.colsoncenter.org/   Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing here and also receive our monthly book list: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women