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Meaning
The speaker is saying that religion still strongly shapes the South, even if people there do not live in a deeply devout way. The phrase contrasts outward faith with a lingering sense of Christian influence and presence. It suggests that Christian ideas remain hard to escape, even when they are not fully practiced.
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Originally said in English.
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About Flannery O'Connor
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Books by Flannery O'Connor
The Complete Stories
2009
A good man is hard to find
1970
The violent bear it away
2007
Wise blood
1990
Mystery and manners
1992