Guest Speakers at Christ School
Wiley Cash, J. Tom Morgan, and Kirk Bloodsworth
Christ School is grateful to host three influential guest speakers in the month of September. With J. Tom Morgan and Kirk Bloodsworth returning to campus to educate students earlier last week, Godwin-Hauser Visiting Writer Wiley Cash will be on Christ School campus for an entire week, working with individual classes and performing an all-school reading.
Read more about our guest speakers:
Coming up: Wiley Cash - September 31-October 4, 2013
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Dr. Cash is the New York Times best-selling author of A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy. He will serve as Christ School's second Godwin-Hauser Visiting Writer for the week of September 30 - October 4, 2013. During his week as a Greenie, Cash will perform an all-school reading, teach English classes, and meet with students and faculty.
Dr. Cash is a North Carolina native. After completing his undergraduate degree in our western North Carolina mountains at UNC-Asheville, Cash earned his PhD at the University of Louisiana - Lafayette. His literary work is influenced by Southern Literature icons such as William Faulkner, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Flannery O'Connor.
His first novel, A Land More Kind Than Home, appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list and has earned numerous prestigious awards since its hardback publication in 2012. After reading the book, Gail Godwin, author and one of the benefactors for this visiting writer program, wrote:
"I didn’t sleep well after I finished it because I kept thinking, all childhoods are not the same. Cruelty and innocence dwell together and always will. I can just imagine the intense work -- and the love -- that has gone into this."
This Dark Road to Mercy, Dr. Cash’s second novel, will be released in January 2014. Over the summer, all Christ School students and faculty read Wiley Cash's work and are excited to host him for an all-school reading. Mr. Cash will also work with each individual literature class throughout the week, answering student questions and providing background on his writing process.
Previously: J. Tom Morgan - Thursday, September 19, 2013
J. Tom Morgan returns to Christ School this fall for his second guest speech. J.Tom is the former district attorney of DeKalb County, and now an attorney in private practice. He uses his knowledge of law to guide adolescents into safe use of social media and the internet.
On this occasion, J. Tom Morgan brought copies of his book, Ignorance Is No Defense: A Teenager’s Guide to Georgia Law, to Christ School with him. To date, he has spoken with thousands of adolescents and most major private schools throughout the Southeast, instructing teenagers on how to stay safe online.
Previously: Kirk Bloodsworth - Monday, September 16, 2013
Watch his speech on Christ School's Youtube Channel:
Mr. Bloodsworth founded the Postconviction DNA Testing Program. With the introduction of the Innocence Protection Act of 2003, the Kirk Bloodsworth Postconviction DNA Testing Program was enacted, which also provided funding for testing under the act.
Kirk Bloodsworth’s real story is about perseverance, forgiveness, and conversion. He will be speaking at St. Joseph’s Chapel on Monday, September 16, teaching students about self-advocacy, determination during struggle, the importance of forgiveness, and educating oneself.
