Flannery O'Connor

Timothy J. Basselin is Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Foreword 1 The Face of the Good Is Grotesque, Too 2 The Grotesque Good in O'Connor's Fiction 3 Baptizing Modernity 4 The Image of Christ and a Disability Perspective Postscript: Complications of Language and Representation Notes Bibliography Index

...Basselin offers an as yet under-utilized approach to mine the subtexts of O'Conner's work. --Mary Jo lozzio, Boston College "Theological Studies" On the whole, Basselin's work is a valuable contribution to O'Connor scholarship, particularly with its exploration of the significance of her theological vision in relation to the frequent but underexamined representation of disability in her fiction, expanding the potential for future critical conversations about the role and representation of people with disabilities in O'Connor's work. --Jenny Bangsund "Flannery O'Connor Review" This work is a laudable endeavor to explore uncovered territory of O'Connor, and one which should prove valuable to any institution serving patrons studying, or exhibiting interest in subjects of Flannery O'Connor, disability studies, biblical parallels in literature, and literature history pertaining to the Southern Gothic genre. --Zach Valdes, Sam Houston State University "Journal of American Culture"