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Leland Ryken


On faculty since 1968

Office: 315 Blanchard Hall
630.752.5790
Leland.Ryken@wheaton.edu

 
Education
B.A. Central
Ph.D. Oregon
 
Professional and Personal Interests
Teaching the Bible, Bible translation, photography, travel and research in England.
 
Courses Taught
ENGL 215 - Classical and Early British Literature
ENGL 216 - British Literature, 17th to 20th Century
ENGL 334 - Shakespeare
ENGL 337 - 17th Century British Literature
ENGL 373 - Literature of the Bible
ENGW 103 - Writing Effective Prose

 
Membership in Professional Societies
Modern Language Association
Milton Society of America
Evangelical Theological Society
Conference on Christianity and Literature
 
Research
Bible translation theory and practice
English Puritanism
Puritan context of Milton's poetry
Bible as literature
Intersections of literature and Christianity
 
Recent Publications and/or Presentations
The Apocalyptic Vision in Paradise Lost
The Literature of the Bible
Triumphs of the Imagination
The Christian Imagination (editor)
Milton and Scriptural Tradition (co-editor)
How to Read the Bible as Literature
The New Testament in Literary Criticism (editor)
Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective