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false 114809 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 114809 3 976771 book 2000 The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought total:188|5:57|4:82|3:39|2:6|1:4| 188 746 397 34 7491 3.84 17053 3694 7474636 446572 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.99 183 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 4 false Tue Oct 09 07:14:07 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 13:37:01 -0700 2007
1) I am a relatively intelligent person,
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A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 3 2 false Mon Jul 23 20:45:16 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:43:38 -0800 2009
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A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Apr 26 22:10:08 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 26 22:11:29 -0700 2007 26714980 75209 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 5 1 false Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:13:16 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 19:44:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49015252 100071 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 5 0 false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 05:44:51 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 09:24:06 -0700 2009
Marilynne Robinson's collection of essays is a deeply rewarding, if occasionally trying, selection of her shorter works. In these eleven essays, Robinson turns her discerning eye on the framework of contempora...more...]]> 8976836 419287 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 0 1 false Sun Nov 11 17:30:18 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 17:30:18 -0800 2007
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A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 3 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Aug 21 20:51:32 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 06:25:24 -0800 2009 21905534 75329 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 5 1 false Thu May 08 21:16:38 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 21:17:09 -0700 2008 75966587 902322 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 3 0 false Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 20:38:07 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 17 21:42:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 22103262 214508 1470382 0395926920 9780395926925 3 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183929509m/1470382.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183929509s/1470382.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1470382.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.50 4 In the tradition of nineteenth-century novelists who turned to the essay, Marilynne Robinson offers a beautiful and 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 meticulously and with great conviction. Her essays are filled with the excitement of discovery.

"This is a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book. One turns the last page shaken, but also believing that if a voice such as Robinson's can be raised in our time, then a new reformation might be on its way. It is the most important book on religion and culture for America's self-understanding since Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, a book which, not incidentally, Robinson demolishes."--Robert D. Richardson, Jr., author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire

]]> 2000 3 0 false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 16:53:17 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 21:06:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 17354362 275649 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Mar 08 22:18:35 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 14 10:41:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47762804 1639456 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 27 22:25:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 22:27:46 -0800 2009 in our time: calvin, the puritans, mcguffey readers and the abolitionist christian culture of the 19th c. midwest....more...]]> 55489218 925446 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 11:28:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 11:29:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 44619664 57643 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Jan 28 06:10:52 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 06:13:49 -0800 2009 27221855 89082 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 11:47:06 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 14:13:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 51154400 729816 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 10:52:21 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:54:34 -0700 2009 55181912 607852 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:12:50 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:13:42 -0700 2009 59415040 831383 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:14:21 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:15:24 -0700 2009 73311092 1386495 114809 0312425325 9780312425326 31 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120m/114809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233208120s/114809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114809.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."]]> 2000 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Oct 03 10:46:41 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 11:02:42 -0700 2009 43728046 1292749 1470382 0395926920 9780395926925 3 <![CDATA[The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183929509m/1470382.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183929509s/1470382.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1470382.The_Death_of_Adam_Essays_on_Modern_Thought 3.97 188 In the tradition of nineteenth-century novelists who turned to the essay, Marilynne Robinson offers a beautiful and 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 meticulously and with great conviction. Her essays are filled with the excitement of discovery.

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