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Through such a deep and long portrait of one flawed yet devout Christian mother, the reader is reminded of true piety—the constant turning towards God even in the aftershocks of grievous failure and sin—and the ever present possibility of redemption. Of the many wonderful qualities of Kristin Lavransdatter, one is that it can be read as a thousand-some page answer to the question, what is motherhood for? The answer is salvation.
My wife wrote this, and it’s good!
Under Her Heart: Motherhood in Kristin Lavransdatter | First Things
