Chris Willerton

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Areas of scholarship or expertise:

Nineteenth-century British literature
Twentieth-century British literature
Poetry
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E-mail: chris.willerton@acu.edu
Webpage: www.acu.edu/~willerto

Courses typically taught:

ENGL 112 (Composition and Literature)
ENGL 231-232 (World Literature)
ENGL 370 (Literature and Belief)
ENGL 378 (Poetry)
ENGL 496 (Nineteenth-Century English Literature)
ENGL 497 (Twentieth-Century English Literature)

Published works:

Articles

Christianity and Literature,
The National Honors Report,
Hypertext 2000,
Dictionary of Literary Biography,
The Waltz He Was Born For: An Introduction to the Poetry of Walt McDonald, and elsewhere.

Poems

Texas in Poetry,
Christianity and Literature,
Kansas Quarterly, and elsewhere.

Originally from: Borger, Texas

Work of literature, art or music you would recommend: Ralph Vaughn Williams, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Person who influenced your life: Professor Lorraine Sherley of the TCU English department. She had enormous gusto for literature and the arts, would not accept a second-rate effort, and was patient with a self-conscious kid from the prairie.

Why you do what you do: I teach college English and direct the Honors Program as a way to pass on the blessings I had at TCU and the University of North Carolina.

What you want to give your students: The same excitement and rigor and confidence my professors gave me.

What you expect from your students: From General Education students (non-English majors), I expect responsibility, attention to instructions, good humor, and openness to new ideas and analytical thinking. From English majors, I expect enthusiasm for literature, willingness to read a lot of material, and a determination to do high quality work.

Why you are at ACU: I’m here providentially. And glad to be here.

Outside interests: Travel in Ireland and England.

Personal: My wife Sharon is a family nurse practitioner with Hendrick Medical Center. We have three grown children and one grandchild. We attend the University Church of Christ.