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Author Robinson, Marilynne, author.

Title The givenness of things : essays / Marilynne Robinson.

Publisher New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

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Edition First edition.
Physical Description 292 pages ; 22 cm.
Note Includes bibliographical references.
Summary An array of essays delivers an impassioned critique of contemporary society while arguing that reverence must be given to who and what human beings are: creatures of singular interest and value, despite errors and depredations.
Contents Humanism -- Reformation -- Grace -- Servanthood -- Givenness -- Awakening -- Decline -- Fear -- Proofs -- Memory -- Value -- Metaphysics -- Theology -- Experience -- Son of Adam, Son of Man -- Limitation -- Realism.
Subject Philosophical theology.
Christianity -- Philosophy.
Christian philosophy.