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Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faithby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060574461 (0-06-057446-1)
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The Final Beastby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611596 (0-06-061159-6)
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Now and Thenby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611618 (0-06-061161-8)
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On the Road with Archangelby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611251 (0-06-061125-1)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On the Road with Archangel'Book summary:One of the brightest lights in late-twentieth-century literature, Frederick Buechner has published more than twenty-five works of fiction and nonfiction that continue to dazzle critics and readers alike, adding continuously to the ranks of his fiercely loyal following. On the Road with the Archangel is sure to continue this tradition with its powerful blend of humor, artistry, and insight into the nature of the human and the divine. Inspired by events in the apocryphal Book of Tobit, from the second century B.C., this is the magical tale of two families brought together, as no mere coincidence, by the devilishly clever archangel Raphael. One is the family of Tobit, a virtuous man who can no longer support his wife and son because of Raguel, the quiet, devoted father of Sarah whose pact with the demon Asmodeus has left her life in tragic shambles. Assuming human form, Raphael appears before Tabias, Tobit's devoted son, to help him retrieve his father's fortune hidden in a faraway city. Together, they embark on a miraculous journey in search of the answers to both families' prayers--a journey that is made challenging and delightful by Rapheal's artful efficiency. On the Road with the Archangel is a masterful combination of fluid writing, lyrical storytelling, and ancient truth blended with modern wisdom. And beneath it all lies a subtle, glowing meditation on the nature of the Holy. Hailed as "one of our most original storytellers" (USA Today), Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Frederick Buechner has written an extraordinary new novel that shines with the mystery and wonder of the divine.Drawn from the ancient apocryphal Book of Tobit, On the Road with the Archangel unravels the tale of a eccentric blind father and his somewhat bumbling song who journeys to seek his family's lost treasure. Narrated by the wry and resourceful archangel Raphael, Buencher's tale is a pure delight, alive with vivid characters, delightful adventures and wondrous revelations. [via]
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Peculiar Treasures: A Biblical Who's Whoby Frederick Buechner , Katherine A. BuechnerISBN 0060611413 (0-06-061141-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peculiar Treasures: A Biblical Who's Who'Book summary:In this second book of his popular lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner profiles more than 125 of the Bible's most holy and profane people -- and one whale. In his lively and witty prose, Buechner brings to life such moments from scripture as:
- Adam's pangs of regret for a remembered Eden
- Delilah's last glimpse of Samson as they dragged him away
- Lazarus's first impressions upon rising from the dead
To read Peculiar Treasures is to realize that many of these legendary figures are not who we thought they were. But they are -- in their human dreams,ambitions, and imperfections -- very much like us.
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The Sacred Journeyby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611588 (0-06-061158-8)
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The Stormby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611456 (0-06-061145-6)
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Telling Secretsby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060609362 (0-06-060936-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Telling Secrets'Book summary:With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his father's alcohol abuse and suicide and traces the influence of this secret on his life as a son, father, husband, minister, and writer. [via]
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Telling the Truth: The Gospel As Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Taleby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611561 (0-06-061156-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Telling the Truth: The Gospel As Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale'Book summary:A sermon arises out of silence, preacher and writer Frederick Buechner reminds us, and that silence is both an opportunity and a warning. An audience sits in the pews waiting, and each of those who sit there bring with them a long and complicated history. How will you reach them? How will you awaken them? "Tell them the truth," Buechner says in this brief and powerful book. The Gospel begins here, out of this silence: "It is life with the sound turned off so that for a moment or two you can experience it not in terms of the words you make it bearable by but for the unutterable mystery that it is." Out of this silence, he writes, the "real news comes, which is sad news before it is glad news and that is fairy tale last of all."
This series of lectures explores these three ways of seeing the Gospel: first as tragedy, as honest sorrow and suffering--this must be faced before anything else becomes possible. From this comes the comedy of new life: a child born to Abraham and Sarah in old age, Lazarus raised from the dead. This is the folly of the Gospel--what Buechner will ultimately call the fairy tale. Drawing deeply from the well of The Wizard of Oz and other stories, he reminds us in this final chapter that "there is a child in all of us," a child in touch with a truth deeper than the logic of tragedy. --Doug Thorpe [via]
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Whistling in the Dark: A Doubter's Dictionaryby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611405 (0-06-061140-5)
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Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABCby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611391 (0-06-061139-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC'Book summary:A kind of "mongrel litter" by way of Pascal, Voltaire, and Ambrose Bierce, this theological run through the alphabet goes from Abraham and Agnostic straight through to YWHW and Zaccheus--the tax collector who shimmied up the tree on Palm Sunday to get a good look at Jesus. In between we get a heady brew of humor and wisdom. On Anger, for example, Buechner writes: "Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun.... In many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you." Or this, on wine: "Unfermented grape juice is a bland and pleasant drink ... [but] it is a ghastly symbol of the life blood of Jesus Christ, especially when served in individual antiseptic, thimble-sized glasses. Wine is booze, which means it is dangerous and drunk-making. It makes the timid brave and the reserved amorous. It loosens the tongue and breaks the ice especially when served in a loving cup. It kills germs. As symbols go, it is a rather splendid one."
And the book's title? Find it under "W": "Christianity is mainly wishful thinking.... Sometimes wishing is the wings the truth comes on. Sometimes the truth is what sets us wishing for it." --Doug Thorpe [via]
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Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABCby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0002158809 (0-00-215880-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC'Book summary:In "Wishful Thinking", Frederick Buechner puts the language of God, the Universe and the human spirit under his wry linguistic microsope. In his open ironic reflections on such terms as envy, love and sin, he invites us to look at these words in new and enlightening ways. Frederick Buechner is author of many books which embrace theology, autobiography and fiction. His novel, "Godric", was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. [via]
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The Wizard's Tideby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611480 (0-06-061148-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wizard's Tide'Book summary:An eleven-year-old boy describes the joys and sorrows of growing up in a dysfunctional family with a jobless alcoholic father during the hard times of the Depression. [via]
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