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Conversations with Tyler · March 27, 2024 · 75m
Marilynne Robinson on Genesis and the American Character (Ep. 207)
Marilynne Robinson on Genesis, Calvinist theology, and the American character. Robinson argues that the Bible is the most underread book in the West — people who dismiss it haven't actually engaged with it. Genesis as literature and philosophy.
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Robinson: Genesis is a philosophical text masquerading as mythology. Its authors grappled with free will, mortality, family, and the nature of God in ways that remain unmatched. Reading it carefully is mentorship across 3,000 years.
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Robinson: the New Atheists dismiss religion without reading it seriously. The most generous interpretation of 3,000 years of theological thought requires engagement, not dismissal. You can disagree after reading — but you must read first.