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Carl Frederick Buechner (/ ˈ b iː k n ər / BEEK-nər; July 11, 1926 – August 15, 2022) was an American author, Presbyterian minister, preacher, and theologian. The author of thirty-nine published books, [ 1 ] his career spanned more than six decades and encompassed many different genres.
Laughter in a Genevan Gown: The Works of Frederick Buechner 1970–1980. (1983) (ISBN 9780802819697) Marjorie Casebier McCoy. Frederick Buechner: Novelist and Theologian of the Lost and Found. (1988) (ISBN 9780060653293) Victoria S. Allen. Listening to Life: Psychology and Spirituality in the Writings of Frederick Buechner.
The Sacred Journey: A Memoir of Early Days is an autobiography by author Frederick Buechner, the first of a four part series.Published in 1982, the work describes the author's life from his childhood up until his conversion to Christianity in 1953, at the age of twenty-seven.
The Magnificent Defeat is a collection of meditations on Christianity and faith by Frederick Buechner. It was first conceived as a series of sermons, delivered at the Phillips Exeter Academy throughout 1959. It was subsequently published by Seabury Press, NY, in 1966. The Magnificent Defeat is Buechner’s first non-fiction publication.
In the Preface to this collection, Buechner introduces it as a 'grab bag': a 'handful of sermons', essays, addresses, and articles. [1] Concerning the sermons, the author writes that they were written for and preached at a diverse set of venues, including the Harvard Memorial Church, the Pacific School of Religion, and his local Congregational Church at Rupert, Vermont. [1]
Pages in category "Novels by Frederick Buechner" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Telling the Truth: the Gospel as tragedy, comedy, and fairy tale, is a collection of essays by Frederick Buechner on the subject of homiletics. It was first composed for and delivered at the Yale Divinity School Lyman Beecher Lecture series in 1976. [1] Telling the Truth was subsequently published in 1977 by HarperCollins. It is Buechner's ...
The Son of Laughter is the twelfth novel by the American author and theologian, Frederick Buechner.The novel was first published in 1993 by Harper, San Francisco.In the same year it was named ‘Book of the Year’ by the Conference on Christianity and Literature.