About this title: These essays by Marilynne Robinson, who is best known for her 1980 novel HOUSEKEEPING, are about our society's obsession with consumerism and economics, at the expense of any kind of profound thinking or respect for knowledge. Her topics include the McGuffey readers, creationism, John Calvin, and environmentalism.
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Description: Good. 0312425325 This book is in Good Used Condition. The Book shows some signs of wear. There are markings Throughout the book. The pages have started to Yellow. 100% Money Back Guarantee! ! ! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2000-01-14
ISBN-13:9780618002061ISBN:0618002065
Description: Very Good. 1998 edition. 254 pages. Same ISBN. There is a name and information on the first end page. There is light shelf wear to the cover. We ship daily. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN-13:9780312425326ISBN:0312425325
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780312425326ISBN:0312425325
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Binding: softcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company / Mariner Books, Boston and New York
Date Published: (2004)
ISBN-13:9780618002061ISBN:0618002065
Description: Second printing of the paperback edition. Fine in wrappers. Warmly Inscribed by Robinson to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Picador USA, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780312425326ISBN:0312425325
Description: New. This book is new. From the introduction, reclaiming religion's role in culture, to the final essay, on civilization and wilderness, each bracing page compels response to a positively asserted and forcefully argued moral vision. Here passion and intellect are wed. Robinson assays our common cultural ore, exposing dross and rediscovering worth and truth. An uncommon critic, she delves into diverse material and does not deny her religious roots but taps into them as she examines how ... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PICADOR
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780312425326ISBN:0312425325
Description: New. In these ten essays, Robinson brilliantly addresses subjects that have become the territory of specialists--religion, history, the state of society. The writing is "contrarian in method and spirit, " according to the author. read more
"I grew up in the Calvinist Reformed tradition, but this book helped me think about Calvin in a new light. I think I'm going to pick up some biographies and the Institutes to think about recasting the American political tradition in relation to Calvin contra Locke and Smith. We'll see what can be done..."
"I particularly love the essay "Puritans and Prigs," about how Americans are always mis-described as Puritanical when they are actually being priggish."
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