Title: The Death of Adam
First published: 1998
Description: 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.
Subjects: Civilization, History, Calvinism, Philosophy, European influences, Theology, United states, civilization, foreign influences, United states, civilization, 1945-, New York Times reviewed, Essays (single author)
Places: United States
Time periods: 1945-