http://mybookclubreviews.com/2008/12/18/lucy-maud-montgomery-the-gift-of-wings-mary-henley-rubio/ Reviews of Books Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mybookclubreviews.com/2008/12/18/lucy-maud-montgomery-the-gift-of-wings-mary-henley-rubio/comment-page-1/#comment-488 My BookClub Reviews : Home - Marilynne Robinson Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:24:07 +0000 http://mybookclubreviews.com/?p=84#comment-488 [...] The Boughton’s are religious - Robert was a Presbyterian minister -  and there seems to have been much discussion about grace, judgement and punishment. Jack and Robert spend a lot of time thinking about god’s purpose  and Jack in particular wonders whether some people are just born  doomed (predestination). Ewen MacDonald (Lucy Maud Montgomery’s husband) seemed to think he was eternally doomed as well (according to The Gift of Wings). [...] [...] The Boughton’s are religious – Robert was a Presbyterian minister –  and there seems to have been much discussion about grace, judgement and punishment. Jack and Robert spend a lot of time thinking about god’s purpose  and Jack in particular wonders whether some people are just born  doomed (predestination). Ewen MacDonald (Lucy Maud Montgomery’s husband) seemed to think he was eternally doomed as well (according to The Gift of Wings). [...]

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