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- Title
Flannery O'Connor, Benedict XVI, and the Divine Eros.
- Authors
Wood, Ralph C.
- Abstract
This article explores the artistic principles of Flannery O'Connor and her theological convictions. It mentions Pope Benedict XVI's theology of the divine eros. It states that O'Connor's work has an extreme congruence with Pope Benedict's theology. It notes that both Pope Benedict and O'Connor envisioned that divine love is not only agape, but also eros.
- Subjects
O'CONNOR, Flannery, 1925-1964; PRINCIPLE (Philosophy); BENEDICT XVI, Pope, 1927-2022; THEOLOGY; LOVE in Christianity
- Publication
Christianity & Literature, 2010, Vol 60, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0148-3331
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1177/014833311006000104