Cassandra Nelson

Associate Fellow

Visiting Fellow in Literature at the Lumen Center

Cassandra Nelson is an Affiliate Fellow in Literature at the Lumen Center and an Associate Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, who writes about faith, fiction, technology, and culture. She previously taught literature and composition at the United States Military Academy.

A Theology of Fiction. Wiseblood Books, 2025.

“Who’s Afraid of the Still, Small Voice? The Case for Faithful Presence in Education.” Common Good, in press, 2022.

“Authority Is Dead, Long Live Authority.” Comment (Cardus), 21 July 2022.

“Readiness Is Not All.” The Point, no. 27, Spring 2022, pp. 79–89.

“A Theology of Fiction.” First Things, Apr. 2022, pp. 43–50.