Flannery O'Connor: Writing a Theology of Disabled Humanity
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1602587655 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Despite her illness, O'Connor authored more than two dozen short stories and two novels. Shortly after she began her writing career she was diagnosed with lupus. Basselin consults O'Connor's life and work to illustrate the profound connections existing between the theme of the grotesque and Christian theology. By combining disability studies, literary critique, and theological reflection, Basselin discovers a new vision for approaching the disabled, the grotesque, and the other in society. Flannery O'Connor is one of America's most unique Southern authors. Flannery O'Connor reignites O'Connor's own critiques of the modern affinity for perfection, self-sufficiency, and a clear separation between "good" and "bad.". O'Connor's own disability, Basselin argues, inspired a theology that leads readers toward greater recognition of God's activity in a sinfully grotesque world. Her highly regionalized Southern Gothic stories often involve grotesque characters.Literature critic and theologian Timothy J
Five Stars Friendly Skies Great book! Theme true to life , to Gospel, and to Flannery O'Connor
Moore, President of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission"In a contemporary Christian world that looks too often for 'instant uplift,' for easy answers to hard questions, is there any voice more important than Flannery O'Connor's? Her grotesques, so often misunderstood, prophesy against our idols and false gospels. By plumbing the mysterious depths of O'Connor's grotesques, Basselin points the way to recognizing in the faces of suffering humanity the startling visage of Christ and shows how acceptance of suffering opens the floodgates to grace, not just in O'Connor's fiction, but in real life too."Dr. "In 'The Regional Writer,' Flannery O'Connor states that limitation provides 'a gateway to reality.' Timothy J. Basselin's Flannery O'Connor: Writing a Theology of Disabled Humanity offers a gateway to understanding how O'Connor's fict
Timothy J. Basselin is Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary.