The givenness of things : essays
Robinson, Marilynne2016
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Robinson has plumbed the depths of the human spirit in her trilogy of novels - Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Gilead', Orange-Prize winning 'Home' and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning 'Lila' - and in her moving essay collection 'When I Was a Child I Read Books'. Now, in 'The Givenness of Things', she brings a profound sense of awe and an incisive mind to the essential questions of contemporary life and faith. Through 14 essays of remarkable depth and insight, Robinson explores the dilemmas of our modern predicament. How has our so-called Christian nation strayed from so many of the teachings of Christ? How could the great minds of the past, Calvin and Locke - and Shakespeare - guide our lives? And what might the world look like if we could see the sacredness in each other? Exquisite and bold, these essays are a necessary call for us to find wisdom and guidance in our cultural treasures.
Main title:
The givenness of things : essays / Marilynne Robinson.
Author:
Robinson, Marilynne, author
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2016.
Collation:
322 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780349007335 (pbk)
Dewey class:
814.54814.ROBI
LC class:
PS3568.O3125
Language:
English
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BRN:
1854694