Title: Reading Buechner : exploring the work of a master memoirist, novelist, theologian, and preacher /
Authors: Munroe, Jeffrey
Year: 2019
Subjects: Buechner, Frederick,; Buechner, Frederick,; Presbyterian Church United States Clergy.; Novelists, American; Novelists, American; Presbyterian Church Clergy; United States
Abstract: "Frederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation, with an important legacy as a memoirist, novelist, theologian, and preacher. In this book, Buechner expert Jeff 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"--
Contents: Introduction: How Reading Buechner Changed My Life -- PART ONE: FREDERICK BUECHNER AS MEMOIRIST -- The Sacred Journey: The Universal Particular -- Now and Then: Forrest Gump's Feather -- Telling Secrets: A Deeper Honesty -- The Eyes of the Heart: Remembering the Lost and Found -- PART TWO: FREDERIC BUECHNER AS NOVELIST -- Godric: A Twelfth-Century Sinner-Saint -- The Son of Laughter: Heels, Laughter, and the Fear -- PART THREE: FREDERICK BUECHNER AS POPULAR THEOLOGIAN -- Wishful Thinking: Renewing Tired Words -- Peculiar Treasures: People We Thought We Knew -- PART FOUR: FREDERICK BUECHNER AS PREACHER -- Telling the Truth: Tears with Great Laughter -- Secrets in the Dark: The Wonder of Words -- Reading Buechner Today -- Epilogue -- Appendix: An Annotated Bibliography of Frederick Buechner's Books.