117. A Good Man is Hard to Find, Part 2

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117. A Good Man is Hard to Find, Part 2

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Our heroes have been circling the same questions with Flannery O'Connor for two episodes now, and they're finally ready to land on some of them. Is her brand of violent catharsis actually useful or good? Or is it counterproductive? LISTEN TO FIND OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nov 21, 2018

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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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117. A Good Man is Hard to Find, Part 2

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