Jennifer A. Frey Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Dean Honors College @utulsa, fellow @HumanEcologyCUA, host @eudaimoniapod, academic advisor @CLT_Exam. Mother to many. Frequently argues w/ @FreyChristopher.
Ethics
AristotleJennifer A. FreyTeaching the Reeve translation of Aristotle's ethics for the first time. It's excellent and I highly recommend it--worth the extra money.
Paperback, 2018
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The Index of Self-Destructive Acts
Christopher BehaJennifer A. FreyNew episode with Chris Beha, editor @Harpers and author of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts. He makes that the case that Pontoppidan's Lucky Per is a masterpiece of modern literature. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bVulnOUz7j2viqQwr5fMr?si=u55ona6aRk6cg4Y8TSREUg
Paperback, 2021
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The Secret History: A Read with Jenna Pick
Donna TarttJennifer A. Frey@cwellmon Was also thinking Donna Tartt. The Secret History is amazing. 🤓
Paperback, 2004
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The Confessions
St AugustineJennifer A. Frey"Free inquisitiveness has a greater power for learning than timorousness under compulsion." St. Augustine, Confessions, BK I
Paperback, 2001
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Confessions
AugustineJennifer A. FreyBreaking my Twitter fast to say this: Randy Boyagoda is hilarious and humane. We talk about what it means to have faith in fiction, and how he married the sacred and the profane in his own novels. Next up on the pod: Russ Hittinger on Augustine's Confessions. 🙌🏻 https://t.co/cKdEOZYrrJ
Hardcover, 2017
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The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom
L. S. DugdaleJennifer A. FreyAmazing conversations. All centered around Lydia Dugdale's wonderful book, The Lost Art of Dying .
Paperback, 2021
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Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
Flannery O'ConnorJennifer A. FreyThis Sunday evening (7PM) I'm hosting a salon on Flannery O'Connor's vision of grace. Often labeled a "hillbilly nihilist" she protested that she was in fact a "hillbilly Thomist" who wrote about sin and God's grace. Come join us to read and discuss her stories and essays! https://t.co/QpsID0WEiX
Paperback, 1965
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Aquinas
Brian DaviesJennifer A. Frey@PhilKlay @AdrianBonenber1 Ah, could go on for ages about this! Herbert McCabe's dissertation and Brian Davies's book hugely influential for me. God and Evil in Aquinas and Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil.
Paperback, 2004
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Gorgias
PlatoJennifer A. FreyWant to reform higher ed? Have mandatory freshman seminars discuss studiositas versus curiositas. Read Plato's Gorgias together. Give serious lessons on civility and civil discourse.
Paperback, 2004
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Suttree
Cormac McCarthyJennifer A. FreyCormac McCarthy's Suttree. I loved it. I think it's especially revealing of his Catholic haunted literary imagination. It's funny and sad (but not nihilistic) and somehow makes Knoxville intriguing. Curious what you think, especially about Sut himself.
Paperback, 1992
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