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What Are We Doing Here? Essays

von Marilynne Robinson

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A new essay collection assesses today's political climate and the mysteries of faith, from the influence of intellectual minds on society's political consciousness to the way that beauty informs and disciplines daily life. Marilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In this new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern political climate and the mysteries of faith. Whether she is investigating how the work of great thinkers about America like Emerson and Tocqueville inform our political consciousness or discussing the way that beauty informs and disciplines daily life, Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on full display. What Are We Doing Here? is a call for Americans to continue the tradition of those great thinkers and to remake American political and cultural life as "deeply impressed by obligation [and as] a great theater of heroic generosity, which, despite all, is sometimes palpable still."--! From publisher's description.… (mehr)
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I've read all of Robinson's novels but this is only the second of her collections of essays/lectures I have read. Her carefully argued discussions of "what everyone knows" versus the verifiable truths of history are a joy to read and always food for thought. ( )
  nmele | Aug 23, 2023 |
First I listened to the audio book as I drove back and forth to my 94 yo mother's place. So much to think about. I was not raised in the Calvinist tradition, but my Catholic upbringing doesn't seem to get in the way of her thought-provoking discussions of history, literature, grace and beauty. That chapter on Grace and Beauty illuminated my understanding (misunderstanding? ) of Jack. In the first essay, she says the things that we all believe to be true, but are wrong, lead us to misunderstanding "freedom," and "capitalusm" and our public conversation is shallow and slanted as a result. So much to think about as I read these essays and ponder their implucations. ( )
  kr04bps | Dec 18, 2021 |
This collection was a mixed bag of academic lectures for a specialized audience and salient op-eds on our current religious and political climate. I do not share Robinson's deep enthusiasm for John Calvin and the Puritans, though I appreciated her perspective. I very much appreciated the essay "Slander" and its implications for religious people. I do which there would have been an organization by content, date, or theme, as well as context for each essay or lecture. Robinson is a skillful writer, but many of these essays do not read well outside a specific academic audience. ( )
  DrFuriosa | Dec 4, 2020 |
En este nuevo volumen de ensayos, Marilynne Robinson reflexiona con excepcional profundidad sobre de qué manera la política y la sociedad actuales tienden a devaluar lo humano. «Resulta chocante lo desamparados que han estado en años recientes la protección de la naturaleza, de los pobres y hasta de los derechos de los votantes. La gran maquinaria del capitalismo puede acabar con ellos», afirma en la introducción del libro. Contra esta influyente tendencia contemporánea, que pretende reducirlo todo a un simplista análisis coste-beneficio, Robinson reivindica el pensamiento inconformista y combativo y la necesidad de dar voz a los que no se tiene nunca en cuenta. Crítica tanto con la derecha como con la izquierda («Hemos rendido el pensamiento a la ideología. No es accidental que el marxismo y el darwinismo social surgieran a la vez, como dos narradores de un único cuento») concluye: «La disposición a dejarnos llevar por el pensamiento ideológico -es decir, un pensamiento que por definición no es el propio, que está ciego a la experiencia y a las contradicciones que surgen cuando se consultan esferas más amplias de conocimiento- supone una capitulación que nunca debería asumir nadie. Es una traición a nuestras mentes portentosas y a todos los epléndidos recursos que nuestra cultura ha preparado para que se usen.» A lo largo de todo el libro, Marilynne Robinson proclama su fe en la humanidad e insta a sus lectores a defender lo que nos hace humanos: «la creatividad, la sabiduría, el valor, la generosidad, la dignidad personal, el ser profundamente capaces de lealtad».
  bibliotecayamaguchi | Aug 5, 2020 |
Wow. I feel like I need to read this again so I can understand better some of here essays. The last one, Slander, is an absolutely amazing piece of writing and distills my thoughts on Christianity in America. ( )
  carliwi | Sep 23, 2019 |
hinzugefügt von nagel175 | bearbeitenTrouw Letter en Geest, Stevo Akkerman (Jan 12, 2019)
 
Robinson grapples with questions about human morality; ... she opens up a conversation about the fundamental idea of myth, and how it informs culture and history... Robinson points to the strengths of the humanities and arts; especially how they can enrich a society's plurality and self respect. She also attempts to come up with what she calls a new theology for our present age.
 

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Robinson, MarilynneHauptautoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
MacDuffie, CarringtonErzählerCo-Autoreinige Ausgabenbestätigt
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A new essay collection assesses today's political climate and the mysteries of faith, from the influence of intellectual minds on society's political consciousness to the way that beauty informs and disciplines daily life. Marilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In this new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern political climate and the mysteries of faith. Whether she is investigating how the work of great thinkers about America like Emerson and Tocqueville inform our political consciousness or discussing the way that beauty informs and disciplines daily life, Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on full display. What Are We Doing Here? is a call for Americans to continue the tradition of those great thinkers and to remake American political and cultural life as "deeply impressed by obligation [and as] a great theater of heroic generosity, which, despite all, is sometimes palpable still."--! From publisher's description.

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