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Buechner has a realistic, earthly understanding of our faith which helps offset the sanctified versions we too often read. His story of Jacob holds true to the Biblical version of course, but he adds the dirt and sand into the mix. Similar to what Kazantzakis did earlier, but with a far more theolog...
I am taking myself through the exercise of trying to understanding the various types of literary genres that are contained in the Bible. I think if I had read this book before I read "How to read the Bible as Literature", it would have fared better. But I read it after, and so it seemed to suffer ...
Nobody claims there's a chuckle on every page, but laughter's what the whole Bible is really about. -- Frederick BuechnerAs a Christian I'm as dismayed as many at the lack of joy we sometimes find in our own faith. As a Catholic living in a Reformed Church of America community, I'm fully aware of th...
It takes a lot of nerve to update Shakespeare and I'm sure there have been failed attempts in the past. But Frederick Buechner takes it one step further and not only updates The Tempest, but adds a Christian element to it as well. Well, what you do you expect from a Presbyterian minister who is as c...
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