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this is a study in place and personality

Godric by Frederick Buechner roadschooling and one man's relentless pursuitFrederick Buechner's Godric "retells the life of Godric of Finchale, a twelfth century English holy man whose projects late in life included that of purifying his moral ambition of pride Sin, spiritual yearning, rebirth, fierce asceticism these hagiographic staples aren't easy to revitalize but Frederick Buechner goes at the task with intelligent intensity and a fine readiness to invent what history doesn't supply. He contrives a style of speech for