{"id":4486,"date":"2012-11-22T13:14:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T13:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2012-11-22T13:14:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T13:14:57","slug":"open-book-flannery-oconnors-wise-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/11\/open-book-flannery-oconnors-wise-blood.html","title":{"rendered":"Open Book: Flannery O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s &#8220;Wise Blood&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/11\/175px-Wise_Blood_novel_1st_edition_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4487 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/11\/175px-Wise_Blood_novel_1st_edition_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Wise Blood Francis O'Connor\" width=\"175\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a>What can a man who claims to believe in nothing tell us about faith? 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