Flannery O'Connor's A Prayer Journal: Through the Darkness Toward Redemption
Can Literary Wisdom Counter Despair and Deepen Your Faith?
In this episode of Good Faith Presents: Reading to Make Sense of the World, Curtis Chang and author-professor Jessica Hooten Wilson explore the spiritual insights of Flannery O'Connor's prayer journal. They examine how O'Connor's raw honesty, humility, and startling imagery confront the modern obsession with self and offer a radical vision of divine grace. Jessica helps listeners see why O'Connor's work is more than provocative—it's prophetic.
Resources or references mentioned in this episode:
Flannery O'Connor at 100
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