tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post1264219299573546960..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: The dialectic of faith …Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-48344234957065255332016-08-18T13:46:37.184-04:002016-08-18T13:46:37.184-04:00Jeffrey Manley:
"It is Becker's observat...<a href="http://evelynwaughsociety.org/2016/all-converts-together/" rel="nofollow">Jeffrey Manley</a>:<br /><br />"It is Becker's observation, based in part on Coadey's book, that converts withdraw from their non-Catholic friends, who provide no religious support, and form relationships in a closer knit, exclusively Roman Catholic environment. Yet, that was certainly not the case with Waugh. As Becker recognizes, Waugh did not become a close friend or long-term correspondent with either Merton or Day. But contrary to Becker's theory, Waugh's regular long-term correspondents, with the exception of Graham Greene, were non-Catholics. These included Nancy Mitford, Ann Fleming, and Diana Cooper. In the most notable case of Waugh's nudging his friends toward conversion, the result was not a happy one. Penelope Betjeman converted and her husband John remained steadfastly Anglican, took up with a mistress and effectively ended their marriage."Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.com