{"product_id":"nation-and-world-church-and-melanie-baffes-9780810130012","title":"Nation and World, Church and God: The Legacy of Garry Wills","description":"\u003cp\u003eGarry Wills is the polymathic public intellectual bemoaned as missing from American letters. A professor emeritus at Northwestern University, he has built upon his early studies in classics and patristics, while bringing his considerable intellect to bear on American culture, politics, and religion, notably through provocative articles and books on wars, past and present presidents, and the Catholic Church Wills has distinguished himself in the crowded field of Civil War history; fearlessly taken on the legacies of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, among other presidents; and offered a critical voice in many fraught ethical discussions, especially in the areas of war and peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNation and World, Church and God \u003c\/i\u003egathers original critical reflections by leading writers and scholars on Garry Wills's life work. Organized around the themes of \"Classics,\" \"Civil War,\" \"War and Peace,\" and \"Theology, Church, and the Arts,\" the book reflects the cultural acumen, fine-grained political analysis, ethical candor, and theological wisdom of one of America's most prolific writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Baffes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810130017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810130012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.78w x 0.94d","brand":"Melanie Baffes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443706507519,"sku":"9780810130012","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_196e9d22-7245-47d4-a4b9-3e9707bf1c08.jpg?v=1777207276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nation-and-world-church-and-melanie-baffes-9780810130012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}