01323cam a2200289 4500 335267510 ER5 20151130120000.0 150605s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015022216 9780374298470 0374298475 DLC eng rda DLC NjBwBT rs082515 ER5 Robinson, Marilynne. Essays Selections. The givenness of things : essays / Marilynne Robinson. First edition. Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2015. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. 292 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Humanism -- Reformation -- Grace -- Servanthood -- Givenness -- Awakening -- Decline -- Fear -- Proofs -- Memory -- Value -- Metaphysics -- Theology -- Experience -- Adam -- Limitation -- Realism. An array of essays delivers an impassioned critique of contemporary society while arguing that reverence must be given to who and what human beings are: creatures of singular interest and value, despite errors and depredations. Philosophical theology. Christianity Philosophy. Christian philosophy.