{"product_id":"givenness-of-things-essays","title":"Givenness of Things: Essays","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGivenness of Things: Essays\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMarilynne Robinson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250097316\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2016\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH A TWO-PART INTERVIEW BETWEEN MARILYNNE ROBINSON AND PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT FIRST APPEARED IN THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe incomparable Marilynne Robinson has delivered an impassioned critique of contemporary society--our addiction to technology, our materialism--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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobinson has plumbed the depths of the human spirit both in her novels, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning\u003ci\u003e Lila \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e, and in her new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern predicament and the mysteries of faith. These seventeen essays examine the ideas that have inspired and provoked one of our finest writers throughout her life. Whether she is investigating how the work of the great thinkers of the past--Calvin, Locke, Bonhoeffer, and Shakespeare--can infuse our lives, or drawing attention to the rise of the self-declared elite in American religious and political life, Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on display. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExquisite and bold, \u003ci\u003eThe Givenness of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary call for us to study our cultural heritage in search of both wisdom and guidance and to offer grace to one another.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Givenness of Things: Essays | Marilynne Robinson | Paperback | 9781250097316 | Used: Very Good | Essays 1724318","offer_id":48372685045912,"sku":"1724318","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91Pe_l8MvuL.jpg?v=1773269016","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/givenness-of-things-essays","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}