THE GIVENNESS OF THINGS
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A Profound Essay Collection From The Beloved Author Of Gilead, Houskeeping And Lila, Now Including Marilynne RobinsonS Conversation With President Barack Obama. Robinson Has Plumbed The Depths Of The Human Spirit In Her Trilogy Of Novels Pulitzer PrizeWinning Gilead, OrangePrize Winning Home And National Book Critics Circle AwardWinning 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 Fourteen Essays Of Remarkable Depth And Insight, Robinson Explores The Dilemmas Of Our Modern Predicament. How Has Our SoCalled Christian Nation Strayed From So Many Of The Teachings Of Christ? How Could The Great Minds Of The Past, Calvin And LockeAnd ShakespeareGuide 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, To Seek Humanity And Compassion In Each Other. The Givenness Of Things Is A Reminder Of What A Marvel Our Existence Is In Its Grandeur And Its Humility.
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