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Plough Quarterly No. 18 - The Art of Community

Plough Quarterly No. 18 - The Art of Community

EssaysPhilosophy & Religion
Pages
96
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

This edition of Plough Quarterly gathers diverse perspectives on the essence and practice of community. Featuring essays from renowned thinkers such as Roger Scruton and James Baldwin, it explores the challenges and rewards of building shared life. Readers will find reflections on social bonds, collective identity, and the enduring human need for belonging.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Essays Philosophy & Religion Politics & Society

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James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist and civil rights activist. Most of Baldwin's work deals with racial and sexual issues in the mid-20th century in the United States. His novels are notable for the personal way in which they explore questions of identity as well as the way in which they mine complex social and psychological pressures related to being black and homosexual well before the social, cultural or political equality of these groups was impr...