Reading Buechner
Exploring the Work of a Master Memoirist, Novelist, Theologian, and Preacher
InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · November 19, 2019
Frederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation, and his legacy casts a long shadow over Christian letters today.
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- Genres
- Religion in the Arts, Writers' Lives, Religion in Literature
- Published
- InterVarsity Press, November 19, 2019
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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.
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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.
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| Religion in the Arts | 63% |
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| Writers' Lives | 46% |
| Religion in Literature | 24% |
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Publisher categories
- Religious Lives
- Religion in Literature
- Religion in the Arts
- Authors
- Jeffrey Munroe, Makoto Fujimura
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Published
- November 19, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Religious Lives