A single-volume publication of the author's theological series on the biblical dimensions of everyday words includes Wishful Thinking, Peculiar Treasures and Whistling in the Dark and is revised to include a new introduction and nineteen additional entries.[...]

Witty yet solidly instructive characterizations of more than one hundred Biblical figures underscores the lessons each holds for Christians today.[...]

Frederick Buechner's Godric "retells the life of Godric of Finchale, a twelfth-century English holy man whose projects late in life included that of purifying his moral ambition of pride...Sin, spiritual yearning, rebirth, fierce asceticism--these hagiographic staples aren't easy to revitalize but F[...]

With characteristic eloquence and insight, Buechner presents a three-part series of reflections that probe, through the course of one day, the innermost mysteries of life. Blending an artist's eye for natureal beauty, the true meaning of human encounters, and the significance of occurances (momentou[...]

Spanning the full career of the Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist, a collection of sermons is organized chronologically to chronicle the development of the author's theology and teachings and offers selections from such acclaimed works as The Clown in the Belfrey and The Longing for Home, as[...]