Sigrid Undset, Robert Hugh Benson, & the Mystery of the Cross: Stephanie Mann on Triumph Through Defeat

Son Rise Morning Show · Oct 5, 2026 · 6m

How does the mystery of the Cross help us navigate both personal trials and the fallibility of the Church? Author Stephanie Mann (Supremacy and Survival) returns to The Son Rise Morning Show with Matt Swaim to continue exploring the conversion of Nobel Prize–winning Norwegian author Sigrid Undset. Examining Undset's life and her third volume of Kristin Lavransdatter, titled The Cross, Stephanie discusses the deep influence of English Catholic writer Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson. Together, they reflect on how the Cross stands at the center of the Christian life—reminding believers…