It encourages me to see a Christian in academia working on literature. The only other I know of is Philip Ryken. As a Classics student, I thoroughly enjoyed Deep Comedy. It touched on some of my own research interests.

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Husband of Emilia
Member: First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham (RPCNA) - Durham, NC
Currently in the process of transferring membership to an as-yet-undecided church in Chapel Hill
Student: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, German Literature and Classics