The Language of Grace Though few may realize it

Though few may realize it today

1 How dear to me is your dwelling

but most of todays young adults have not been born into faith communities where they feel any lasting allegiance

As celebration of the Eucharist has become more frequent

The Language of Grace Though few may realize itHawkins explores both traditional and contemporary ways grace has been handled in literature. The traditional representation of grace is explained using, among other things, the parables of Jesus. Then he turns to more contemporary literature, including O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find, Percy's The Second Coming, and Murdoch's A Word Child. Through these novels and short stories, Hawkins highlights the impoverishment of spirit and imagination