Sigrid Undset: A Study in Christian Realism Fenton “It occasionally happens that a

“It occasionally happens that a period in which one had

religious history is interpreted as com­pelling drama

Blum is Professor of History and Philosophy and Academic Dean at The Aug­ustine Institute

offers a twofold benefit of relief from monotony and contact with vitality

In the words of its author

Sigrid Undset: A Study in Christian Realism Fenton “It occasionally happens that aBy A. H. Winsnes The realism of Christianity is indomitable, Sigrid Undset once wrote. The same could be said of her own realism. From incisive novels of modern life to richly detailed medieval sagas, Undset was peerless in her literary treatment of human life. Sigrid Undset: A Study in Christian Realism follows Undset from childhood to adulthood, from agnosticism to Catholicism, and from fledgling author to one of the twentieth centurys true