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The Convergence of Threatening Forces

Burdens that Forged Flannery O'Connor's Christian Humanism

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Scott Postma
May 06, 2023
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Last week I provided a rough biographical sketch of Flannery O’Connor’s life. This week, we’ll look at two threatening forces that converged on her during her coming of age. These forces, the death of her father and the death of the South, appear to have had significant influence on forging her into a Christian humanist—a Christian writer with burdensom…

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