{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-34-emmanuel-katongole-9781636080741","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 34 - Generations","description":"\u003cb\u003eWe're born with a hunger for roots and a desire to pass on a legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe past two decades have seen a boom in family history services\u003c\/b\u003e that combine genealogy with DNA testing, though this is less a sign of a robust connection to past generations than of its absence. Everywhere we see a pervasive rootlessness coupled with a cult of youth that thinks there is little to learn from our elders. The nursing home tragedies of the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare this devaluing of the old. But it's not only the elderly who are negatively affected when the links between generations break down; the young lose out too. When the hollowing-out of intergenerational connections deprives youth of the sense of belonging to a story beyond themselves, other sources of identity, from trivial to noxious, will fill the void.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYet however important biological kinship is, \u003c\/b\u003e the New Testament tells us it is less important than the family called into being by God's promises. \"Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?\" Jesus asks a crowd of listeners, then answers: \"Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.\" In this great intergenerational family, we are linked by a bond of brotherhood and sisterhood to believers from every era of the human story, past, present, and yet to be born. To be sure, our biological families and inheritances still matter, but heredity and blood kinship are no longer the primary source of our identity. Here is a cure for rootlessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn this theme: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Matthew Lee Anderson argues that even in an age of IVF no one has a right to have a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Emmanuel Katongole describes how African Christians are responding to ecological degradation by returning to their roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Louise Perry worries that young environmentalist don't want kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Helmuth Eiwen asks what we can do about the ongoing effects of the sins of our ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Terence Sweeney misses an absent father who left him nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Wendy Kiyomi gives personal insight into the challenges of adopting children with trauma in their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Alastair Roberts decodes that long list of \"begats\" in Matthew's Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Rhys Laverty explains why his hometown, Chessington, UK, is still a family-friendly neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Springs Toledo recounts, for the first time, a buried family story of crime and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Monica Pelliccia profiles three generations of women who feed migrants riding the trains north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso in the issue: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- A new Christmas story by Óscar Esquivias, translated from the Spanish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Original poetry by Aaron Poochigian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Reviews of Kim Haines-Eitzen's \u003ci\u003eSonorous Desert\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew P. Schneider's \u003ci\u003eGod Loves the Autistic Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Nicolson's \u003ci\u003eLife between the Tides\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ash Davidson's \u003ci\u003eDamnation Spring\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - An appreciation for Augustine's mother, Monica\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Short sketches by Clarice Lispector of her father and son\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlough Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e features stories, ideas, and culture\u003c\/b\u003e for people eager to apply their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue includes in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emmanuel Katongole, Clarice Lispector, Springs Toledo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163608074X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636080741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plough Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Emmanuel Katongole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881102004479,"sku":"9781636080741","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c89187f-c4a1-4197-be05-21664d77e1b7.jpg?v=1747970679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-34-emmanuel-katongole-9781636080741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}