Sin and Grace in the Short Stories of Flannery O'Connor

Tuesdays, Sep 17-Nov 5, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
St. Gregory the Great, 5545 N Paulina St

with Prof. Scott Moringiello (DePaul University)

This course will explore the work of America's greatest short story writer, Flannery O'Connor. We will consider the role Catholic themes of sin, grace, Incarnation, and salvation (among others) play in her fiction. And we will examine how her narratives enact the sacramental themes within the stories. We'll also encounter some of the most memorable characters in American literature.
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Scott Moringiello is scholar-in-residence at St. Gregory's Hall and Department Chair and Associate Professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University, where he teaches classes on Catholic theology and religion and literature. He holds a PhD in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, an MPhil from the Divinity Faculty at the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Philosophy and Classics from Williams College. His research interest include religious themes in contemporary literature and the history of biblical exegesis. He and his family are former parishioners of St. Gregory the Great.