Shocking Grace, Sudden Enlightenment: O'Connor and the Koans of Zen Buddhism.
The article offers the author's insights regarding the relationship between the work of American author Flannery O'Connor and Zen Buddhism in terms of describing basic forms of human life error. Topics include several characteristics of Zen Buddhism practice such as the use of koans, various short s...
| Published in: | Flannery O'Connor Review Vol. 15; pp. 50 - 70 |
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Flannery O'Connor Review
2017
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| Summary: | The article offers the author's insights regarding the relationship between the work of American author Flannery O'Connor and Zen Buddhism in terms of describing basic forms of human life error. Topics include several characteristics of Zen Buddhism practice such as the use of koans, various short stories of O'COnnor that shows similarity to Zen practice such as "The Crop," and the four noble truths of Zen Buddhism. |
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