Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeffrey Munroe ,
Makoto Fujimura
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Imprint: Inter-Varsity Press,US
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.280kg
ISBN: 9780830845804
ISBN 10: 0830845801
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 19 November 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Jeff has listened to the depth and more significantly to the breadth of Buechner's work in a way no one else ever has. His work enables each of us now to listen further to Buechner's remarkable literary voice for ourselves. Moreover this book comes at a crucial time, providing the next generation with a badly needed introduction to one of the most important theological writers of our time. --Michael Card, Bible teacher, songwriter A much-needed spiritual biography of the minister-writer who has found himself walking the borders (to quote visual artist Makoto Fujimura) of faith and literature, never truly at home in either. Jeffrey Munroe invites us to listen not only to Frederick Buechner's books but also to his life. And in turn, we listen to our own. --Sarah Arthur, author of A Light So Lovely These lively reflections on Buechner's writing and life, laced with well-told anecdotes and theological insights, offer readers a valuable guide and a capacious story of grace. Jeff Munroe brings his own considerable skill in storytelling, his deeply informed admiration for a monumental life and work, and his deep faith to bear on the happy task of helping the rest of us read Buechner--with fresh appreciation for the way he continues to speak into a new historical moment with truths that emerge 'from below time.' --Marilyn McEntyre, author of Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies and Word by Word
Author Information
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.
