Screen LibraryThe givenness of things : essays /
The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less interested in the exploration of the glorious mind, and more interested in creating technologies for material well-being. But while cultural pessimism is always fashionable, there is still much to give...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less interested in the exploration of the glorious mind, and more interested in creating technologies for material well-being. But while cultural pessimism is always fashionable, there is still much to give us hope. In The Givenness of Things, Marilynne Robinson delivers an impassioned critique of our contemporary society while arguing that reverence must be given to who we are and what we are: creatures of singular interest and value, despite our errors and depredations. Robinson has plumbed the dep |
| Carrier Form: | 292 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780374298470 0374298475 |
| Index Number: | BT40 |
| CLC: | B97-02 |
| Call Number: | B97-02/R663 |
| Contents: |
Humanism -- Reformation -- Grace -- Servanthood -- Givenness -- Awakening -- Decline -- Fear -- Proofs -- Memory -- Value -- Metaphysics -- Theology -- Experience -- Son of Adam, son of man -- Limitation -- Realism. |