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

Jeffrey Munroe, Makoto Fujimura (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2019
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4580-4 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Jeffrey Munroe is executive vice president at Western Theological Seminary, where he also teaches writing. He was a charter member of the advisory board of the Buechner Institute of Faith and Culture, and is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	15.10.2019
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	280 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8308-4580-1 / 0830845801
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-4580-4 / 9780830845804
Zustand	Neuware