Taking Humanity Seriously
Drawing on Robinson's essay collection The Death of Adam, Jennifer Frey looks at why the search for subjective happiness is leaving so many of us lonely, anxious, and unfulfilled.
van Heemskerck II, Egbert; A Quaker Meeting with a Self Portrait; National Trust, Saltram; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-quaker-meeting-with-a-self-portrait-101516
Democracy in America
By Rebecca Lewis. Marilynne Robinson has a high regard for American democracy--but she urges us to remember that it requires great humility and diligent tending in order to flourish.
The Anger of Marilynne Robinson
By Justin Hawkins. Even thirty years later, Marilynne Robinson's Mother Country has not been adequately answered.
American Harvest
Gracy Olmstead follows Marie Mutsuki Mockett on her journey toward understanding farmers and fundamentalists.