The Language of Grace much to her oncologist’s (and

much to her oncologist’s (and Cooper’s) chagrin

or cloths used at the altar—not only add beauty to a worship service

published liturgical music

1 How dear to me is your dwelling

broken but also whole

The Language of Grace much to her oncologist’s (andHawkins 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