The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with senior editor Mark Bauerlein, featuring Rachel Fulton Brown on her book Mary and the Art of Prayer: The Hours of the Virgin in Medieval Christian Life and Thought. You can also follow Rachel Fulton Brown’s writings on her blog, Fencing Bear at Prayer.
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Notes on Anosmia
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