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Reading Buechner

Exploring the Work of a Master Memoirist, Novelist, Theologian, and Preacher

by Jeffrey Munroe

  • Paperback
  • 232 pages
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)
  • 14 x 21.4 x 1.8 cm

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A great book for readers of Frederick Buechner

Jeffrey Munroe explores the work and life of the gifted writer

You'll find new insights into Buechner's powerful books

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Frederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation, and his legacy casts a long shadow over Christian letters today. As a memoirist, he opened up an entirely new way to think about the genre. As a novelist, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer. And as a theologian and preacher, he pioneered the art of making theology accessible for a popular audience.

Yet for all Buechner's enormous influence, many readers today are unfamiliar with his work, or have read him only in one genre. In this book, Buechner expert Jeffrey Munroe presents a collection of the true "essentials" from across Buechner's diverse catalog, as well as an overview of Buechner's life and a discussion of the state of his literary legacy today.

Here is Buechner in all his complex glory, ready to delight and inspire again.

Reading Buechner and Art and Faith
Art and FaithReading Buechner

  • Author

    Jeffrey Munroe

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)

  • Published

    November 2019

  • Weight

    284g

  • Page Count

    232

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.4 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780830845804

  • ISBN-10

    0830845801

  • Eden Code

    5071742

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Foreword by Makoto Fujimura
Introduction: How Reading Buechner Changed My Life

Part I: Frederick Buechner as Memoirist
1. The Sacred Journey: The Universal Particular
2. Now and Then: Forrest Gump's Feather
3. Telling Secrets: A Deeper Honesty
4. The Eyes of the Heart: Remembering the Lost and Found

Part II: Frederick Buechner as Novelist
5. Godric: A Twelfth-Century Sinner-Saint
6. The Son of Laughter: Heels, Laughter, and the Fear

Part III: Frederick Buechner as Popular Theologian
7. Wishful Thinking: Renewing Tired Words
8. Peculiar Treasures: People We Thought We Knew

Part IV: Frederick Buechner as Preacher
9. Telling the Truth: Tears with Great Laughter
10. Secrets in the Dark: The Wonder of Words
11. Reading Buechner Today
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendix: An Annotated Bibliography of Frederick Buechner's Books
Notes
Index

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