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Now, I\u2019m getting to see Karen \u2014 who is spending this break finishing a biography of social reformer and abolitionist Hannah More \u2014 in her daily rhythms. And during writing breaks and walks to the barn and evening conversations, I\u2019m starting to see the threads that tie Karen\u2019s life into a seamless whole, and why she has become one of the most sought-after professors at the Baptist college founded by Jerry Falwell in 1971.<\/p>\n

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