Jeffrey Bilbro

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Jeffrey Bilbro is an Associate Professor of English at Grove City College. He grew up in the mountainous state of Washington and earned his B.A. in Writing and Literature from George Fox University in Oregon and his Ph.D. in English from Baylor University. His books include Words for Conviviality: Media Technologies and Practices of Hope, Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News, Loving God’s Wildness: The Christian Roots of Ecological Ethics in American Literature, Wendell Berry and Higher Education: Cultivating Virtues of Place (written with Jack Baker), and Virtues of Renewal: Wendell Berry’s Sustainable Forms.

Recent Essays

Avoiding Demagoguery, Quantification, and the Dire Hose

Jeffrey Bilbro - November 14, 2020

“How to Protect America From the Next Donald Trump.” While proposals to abolish the Electoral College are popular at the moment, Bryan Garsten recommends...

Driving without Destination

Jeffrey Bilbro - November 9, 2020

If you've ever wanted to see Jason Peters via a livestream video feed, this is your chance. On Wednesday, November 11, from 1:30 –...

Gentleness, Conviviality, and Poetry

Jeffrey Bilbro - November 7, 2020

“Magic in the Dirt.” Julia Turshen visits three small farms to talk with the farmers about their philosophy and the bounty of this strange...

Integration, the Reality of Limits, and Lost Opportunities

Jeffrey Bilbro - October 31, 2020

“On Integration.” Jesse McCarthy and Jon Baskin critique the kind of anti-racism made popular by Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility. Instead, they follow Harold Cruse in...

Jack Reading Group

Jeffrey Bilbro - October 29, 2020

Gracy Olmstead is organizing a reading group for people who want to read and discuss Marilynne Robinson’s new novel Jack. Tiffany Kriner, who wrote...

Big Tech, History’s Arc, and Secession

Jeffrey Bilbro - October 24, 2020

“The Irony of the Google Antitrust Suit.” Franklin Foer writes that the government’s suit against Google is long overdue and marks the end of...

Meritocracy, the Wingfeather Saga, and Civility

Jeffrey Bilbro - October 17, 2020

“What if Local and Diverse Is Better Than Networked and Global?” Damien Cave profiles Helena Norberg-Hodge and her work with Local Futures for the New...

Humanity, Fraternity, and a Wisdom that is Woe

Jeffrey Bilbro - October 10, 2020

“Our Humanity Depends on the Things We Don’t Sell.” In a profound essay, Mary Harrington links such apparently disparate topics as strip-mining, prostitution, and...

Liberal Arts, Institutions, and Truth

Jeffrey Bilbro - October 3, 2020

“The Forgotten Front Porch Is Making a Comeback.” Spike Carlsen notes a promising development: “Thanks to the pandemic, the front porch is enjoying a...

Fly-Fishing, Patient Ambition, and Healing the Wounds

Jeffrey Bilbro - September 26, 2020

“The Market Made Me Do It: The Scandal of the Evangelical College.” Eric Miller draws on the example of the institution I’ve taught at—Spring...

From the Village Square to the Global Village—and Back?

Jeffrey Bilbro - September 21, 2020

At their best, local papers “help provide a common reality and touchstone, a sense of community and of place.”

Book Exhibit, Bison, and Homeschooling

Jeffrey Bilbro - September 19, 2020

“Notre Dame Press Virtual Book Exhibit.” Steve Wrinn and the University of Notre Dame Press are regulars at FPR conferences. Since we had to...