The givenness of things : essays
Title:
The givenness of things : essays
Author:
Robinson, Marilynne, author.
ISBN:
9780374298470
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Essays. Selections.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2015.
Physical Description:
292 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Humanism -- Reformation -- Grace -- Servanthood -- Givenness -- Awakening -- Decline -- Fear -- Proofs -- Memory -- Value -- Metaphysics -- Theology -- Experience -- Son of Adam, son of man -- Limitation -- Realism.
Abstract:
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.
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