Community

A community can come together for the common good or be torn apart by disagreement and strife. This collection explores what makes a community and how individuals struggle or succeed in finding their place within it.

The Proving Ground

by Michael Connelly

Publication year 2025

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Perseverance, Fear, Guilt, Regret, Disability, Gender Identity, Mental Health, Death, Daughters & Sons, Teamwork, Social Class, Community, Economics, Justice, Power & Greed, Science & Technology, Truth & Lies, Wins & Losses

Tags Science, Technology, Science/Technology, Gender & Feminism, Biography, US History

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The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop

by Edmund S. Morgan

Publication year 1958

Genre Biography, Nonfiction

Themes The Past, Community, Politics & Government, Religion & Spirituality

Tags US History, Religion & Spirituality, Colonial America

The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop (1958) is a work of history by Edmund S. Morgan. The Puritan Dilemma is a biographical study of the first governor of colonial Massachusetts, John Winthrop. Morgan examines Winthrop’s work and life, presenting him as a man of high ideals who understood how to lead as a model of moderation and practical flexibility. Though many Puritans chose to withdraw from the world into little cells of self-righteousness... Read The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop Summary

The Reason for God

by Timothy J. Keller

Publication year 2008

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Religion & Spirituality, Trust & Doubt, Good & Evil, Community

Tags Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Philosophy, Philosophy

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism is a 2008 book by Timothy Keller that seeks to provide a rational defense of the Christian faith. As such, it is a book on religion and society that falls within the subgenre of Christian apologetics. Keller (1950-2023) was the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and is the author of many notable works of popular Christian theology, with a particular focus... Read The Reason for God Summary

The Rebel

by Albert Camus

Publication year 1951

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes War, Community, Politics & Government, Fate, Power & Greed

Tags Philosophy, Politics & Government, Absurdism, French Literature, World History, Philosophy, Classic Fiction

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The Recognition of Sakuntala

by Kalidasa

Publication year 400

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Love, Marriage, Community, Fate, Trust & Doubt

Tags Classic Fiction, Drama, Romance, Indian Literature, Asian Literature, Dramatic Literature

AbhijnanaSakuntala or The Recognition of Sakuntala is a Sanskrit play written by the playwright Kalidasa in the fifth century CE. The play follows the love story between forest-dwelling Sakuntala and the valorous king Dusyanta. When Dusyanta stumbles into a grove while on a hunt for deer, he meets the beautiful Sakuntala. Sakuntala and Dusyanta fall in love, marry in secret, and conceive a child. Called away for court business, Dusyanta promises to send for Sakuntala... Read The Recognition of Sakuntala Summary

The Red Shoes

by Sheila Black

Publication year 2014

Genre Poem, Fiction

Themes Social Class, Grief, Love, Community, Conflict, Safety & Danger

Tags Narrative Poem, Confessional, Grief & Death, Addiction & Substance Abuse, Relationships, Mental Illness, Disability

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