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...touchstone of these values and concerns for Cox is "liberation;" it is the "plumb stone" by which theology should assess religion. If liberation of humankind is seen as the purpose of Christianity and theology is to serve the purpose of "the faith," then it should recover from its fascination with the "essence" of Christianity (and other faiths) and turn its attention to religion's operation within history...
...house itself is strictest Wyeth: gabled white clapboard, severe and trim and sagging a little off plumb; country-craftsman geometry perched on a flat tongue of land at the sea's edge in Cushing, Me. It looks thrifty, and was; its owner bought it for $50 and trucked it to the site. Inside, the illusion of having entered one of the man's pictures multiplies. The ceilings are low, the furniture old and spartan, the rooms small, white and uncluttered. A lot of distinct air surrounds each object. Through the front window, one sees a lawn with...
...makes little attempt to plumb the historic, national, or economic issues of the war. It states them without analysis, even without commentary. This is the film's major limitation, and the inherent limitation of documentary film's parent, photo journalism...
...loan of the cabin site at Walden Pond and such genteel activities as frequent walks into Concord for civilized conversation and home cooking. H.D.T. had it both ways, which is more than can be said for the nature he wrote about. The shadow of the surveyor and his Damoclean plumb bob had already fallen across the land. The future held a ring of bright beer cans...
Even if a collection of essays is only as strong as its weakest part, Plumb's work is still very good. He brings to his writing a style and authority that makes him more than palatable. Historical writing has generally ceased to provide pleasurable reading since analysis and interpretation replaced narrative and biography, but Plumb's work is nothing if it is not enjoyable...