The Faithful Wife Classics Undset concludes with a measured

Undset concludes with a measured reflection on the future of democracy and the possibility of a return to a virtuous and ordered society

as Rahner writes at the close of his Preface

” offering to God a total gift of self

And so we arrive at the encouraging truth that quarrels and wars and all the most violent human passions

obvious enough

The Faithful Wife Classics Undset concludes with a measuredBy Sigrid Undset The Faithful Wife is a marriage story. For sixteen years, Sigurd and Nathalie have been perfectly happy, enjoying good jobs and a comfortable living situation, and free of the duties of parenthood. Their marriage, in a word, conforms quite nicely to turn of the century progressive ideals. This conventional tranquility is shattered by Sigurds quiet declaration of infidelity. Devastated, Nathalie stays true to her broadminded and