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: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780395926925ISBN:0395926920
Description: Very Good+/Very Good+ 0395926920 A few tiny spots on top edge. DJ: slight rubbing at 2 edges and crease ghosts on a few rear bottom endpapers. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin & Co, Boston
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780395926925ISBN:0395926920
Description: 0395926920. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A like new copy. read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO, BOSTON, MA
Date Published: PUB 1998
ISBN-13:9780395926925ISBN:0395926920
Description: FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. AUTHOR'S THIRD BOOK. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. read more
"I didn't. I knew the general precepts of evolution, but didn't really understand Darwinism. Marilynne Robinson isn't exactly a proponent of "intelligent design", but she gives you something to think about. It's a way of understanding why some Christians feel so threatened by science and that some proponents of Darwinism/Evolution don't rely on the scientific method at all. There's a lot to think about here and it does make you think and rethink your assumptions and foregone conclusions. It may not change your mind, but it gives your brain a good kick in the pants."
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