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What are we doing here?

by Marilynne Robinson, Carrington MacDuffie, Dolors Udina Abelló · 2018

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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.

Subject
politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
21st century21st centuryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages
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