Marilynne Robinson's "Long Puritanism" and Forms of Structural Racism
This essay argues that Marilynne Robinson's Gilead novels highlight the workings of modern American institutionalized racism via the underrecognized influence of William Ames, an early modern Reformed legal theorist who distinguished between "natural" and "civil" law. Acknow...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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2022
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Christianity & literature
Год: 2022, Том: 71, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 156-171 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | CD Христианство и культура KAJ Новейшее время KBQ Северная Америка NCD Политическая этика |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
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B structural racism B family government B William Ames B Marilynne Robinson |
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| Итог: | This essay argues that Marilynne Robinson's Gilead novels highlight the workings of modern American institutionalized racism via the underrecognized influence of William Ames, an early modern Reformed legal theorist who distinguished between "natural" and "civil" law. Acknowledging this distinction, and applying Caroline Levine's novel formalism, I contend that Robinson places the responsibility for prejudice in individual actors, as well as within the scope of legislation that could be properly responsive to inclusive policy outcomes. Historically, however, American laws have created conditions that are both unjust and unavoidably sinful, a status quo Robinson works to disrupt. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2022.0015 |
