Jessica Hooten Wilson

Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University. She earned her Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from Baylor University, her M.A. in English from the University of Dallas, and her B.A. in Creative Writing from Pepperdine University. A devoted wife and mother of four, she is active in her church community. Dr. Hooten Wilson is the author of several acclaimed books, including Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage? Her works Giving the Devil His Due and The Scandal of Holiness received Christianity Today awards in 2018 and 2022, respectively.