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In a series of twenty lectures, the philosopher explores conversion, mysticism, repentence, prayer, saintliness, hopes of reward, and fears of punishment with sympathy and boldness. Religious phenomena are documented by various case histories. Both the believer and the non-believer will find a great deal of food for thought.
4) Wise blood
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The passengers on the train to Taulkinham show mixed reactions when Haze questions their belief in Jesus.
"Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's astonishing and haunting first novel, is a classic of twentieth-century literature. It is the story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old caught in an unending struggle against his inborn, desperate fate. He falls under the spell of a "blind" street preacher named Asa Hawks and his degenerate fifteen-year-old...