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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Christianity & literature
Année: 2022, Volume: 71, Numéro: 2, Pages: 156-171 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | CD Christianisme et culture KAJ Époque contemporaine KBQ Amérique du Nord NCD Éthique et politique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
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B structural racism B family government B William Ames B Marilynne Robinson |
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| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2022.0015 |
