6/21/2023 0 Comments Gilead by marilynne robinson![]() ![]() ![]() Gilead is a fictional corollary, then, to her book of essays The Death of Adam, in which she explores Calvinist teachings. Robinson’s theological influences in the book stem from her interest in John Calvin, whose work she consistently articulates is misunderstood and often overlooked. Gilead, while fictional, is based on Tabor, Iowa, which was significant in the abolitionist movement of the 19th century John Ames’s grandfather is based on the Reverend John Todd, a Congregationalist minister, Underground Railroad conductor, and supplier of weapons and ammunition for John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. Robinson based her novel on real places and real people. ![]() Published in 2004, it won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, as well as the National Book Critics Circle Award. Gilead is Marilynne Robinson’s second and most famous work. ![]()
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