Faith, Work, and the Humanities

Dr. Christina Crenshaw is a professor, researcher, writer, and human trafficking fighter. She teaches faith and writing, vocational leadership, and human trafficking courses as a Lecturer at Baylor University. She has also co-published and presented on human trafficking curriculum research in peer reviewed journals and at academic conferences. Dr. Crenshaw recently completed a Cultural Engagement and Leadership Fellow with Dallas Theological Seminary’s Hendricks Center. For the last five years, Dr. Crenshaw has worked with several anti-trafficking organizations such as The A21 Campaign, UnBound Now, The Texas Governor’s Human Trafficking Task Force, The Heart of Texas Human Trafficking Coalition, and Operation Mobilization’s Freedom Climb. Prior to moving to Waco, TX, she lived in Southern California and held an Assistant Professor position in English and Education at California Baptist University. Dr. Crenshaw dedicated the first four years of her career to teaching as a high school English teacher. Those early experiences birthed a soft spot in her heart for vulnerable youth.

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. 

Dr. O. Alan Noble is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He has published articles in The Atlantic, VOX, First Things, and Christianity Today. He has been interviewed, quoted, or cited in a number of major publications, including The New York Times, and The Washington Post, MSNBC, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Politico, Village Voice, Yahoo! News, ThinkProgress, The Blaze, WORLD Magazine, and Slate. He lives with his wife and three children.