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June 23, 2015

Flannery O’Connor’s Critique of Secularism

It's produced a "generation of wingless chickens."

The American author Flannery O’Connor—honored this month with a commemorative postal stamp—is well known for her portrayals of religious hypocrites and religious zealots. However, writes Ralph C. Wood, her work is permeated by a deep belief in the power of religion, and a warning about the secularizing tendencies of mid-20th-century American life:

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