Flannery O’Connor’s theology of friendship: Blasphemer and pagan landlady
Friendship in Flannery O’Connor’s world is scarce. Enmity prevails. Yet, in Wise Blood, O’Connor’s adversaries heal each other, as a self-mortifying blasphemer and covetous pagan woman forge a tie that opens a way to God. Drawing on monastic theology, this article traces their relationship from attr...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2015]
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Christianity & literature
Jahr: 2015, Band: 64, Heft: 2, Seiten: 171-186 |
| RelBib Classification: | CD Christentum und Kultur KBQ Nordamerika NCA Ethik TK Neueste Zeit |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Friendship in Flannery O’Connor’s world is scarce. Enmity prevails. Yet, in Wise Blood, O’Connor’s adversaries heal each other, as a self-mortifying blasphemer and covetous pagan woman forge a tie that opens a way to God. Drawing on monastic theology, this article traces their relationship from attraction, through intention, to a fruition that participates in divine life. The zeal of their bond further answers the often-heard charges that Wise Blood depicts a fraudulent Christianity that ignores the gospel call to ethical responsibility. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0148333114567265 |