Don’t Forget ‘Obdurate, Dipsomaniacal, Seedily Satyriastic Bad Catholic’

August 1, 2013 by Angelico Nguyen at 11:48 pm

So most of my MFA students think Dr. Tom More in Walker Percy's Love in the Ruins is a racist, misogynistic a-hole. My work is cut out.

— Gregory Wolfe (@Gregory_Wolfe) August 1, 2013

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Matthew Lickona says

August 2, 2013 at 7:43 am

Wait until they meet Jesus in the Gospels. “Salvation is from the Jews.” (Racist) “Woman, what does that have to do with me?” (Misogynistic) “The violent bear it away.” (A-hole?)

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Matthew Lickona says

August 2, 2013 at 7:50 am

TAGGED WITH: KIDS TODAY, JUST OVER TWO MONTHS UNTIL NEW ORLEANS, I SHOULD REALLY GET STARTED

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