The Death of Adam
by Marilynne Robinson · first published 1998
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In the tradition of nineteenth-century novelists who turned to the essay, Marilynne Robinson offers an authoritative approach to refining the ideas our culture has handed down to us. Whether considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by midwestern abolitionists; how creationism, "long owned by the Religious Right," has spurred on contemporary Darwinism; or how John Calvin, who was a Frenchman in Geneva, points to America's continental origins, Robinson writes with great conviction.
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…Solzhenitsyn Third Ways Allan Carlson My reading time seems to come in fits. Some days I won't pick up a book, and others I'll read for several hours. As for my favorites: The Town and the City Jack Kerouac The Death of Adam Marilynne Robinson The Presence of the Kingdom Jacques Ellul
on “Do you read?” ↗Worth at least a quick browse in the bookstore: the essay "The Puritan and the Prig" in Marilynne Robinson's The Death of Adam.
on “I don’t know what to do, you guys” ↗I really enjoyed Marilynne Robinson's "Death of Adam: essays on modern thought". It's a pretty wide-ranging indictment of the "glib and dismissive" nature of a lot of modern thought. It won't help you rebuild a world view, but it will help point out the…
on “Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect?” ↗