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Spiritual and autobiographical reflections on the author's seminary days, early ministry, and writing career.
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LibraryThing member StephenBarkley
This is an important book. I expected an autobiography of Buechner’s life from when he decided to enter Union Theological Seminary until 1983. I received far more.
This book is holy. It will not satisfy the intellectual curiosity of a Buechner reader—it speaks to the core of the human
"Listen to your life.
All moments are key moments."
Buechner’s honesty also struck home. Hear his reflections on prayer:
"I was less a man praying than a man being a man praying, and no clear answer came, none that I could hear anyway, . . ."
Who hasn’t felt like that?
This is the first thing I’ve read by Buechner. I providentially stumbled across this slim volume in a secondhand bookstore in Nashville, with the inside of the front cover marked down: $19.95 - $9.99 - $6.00.
All moments are key moments.
This book is holy. It will not satisfy the intellectual curiosity of a Buechner reader—it speaks to the core of the human
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experience. With a heart sensitive to the Spirit, and a master’s command of language, Buechner transforms thoughts about his own life into universal truth. There was one point in the book when he shifted gears and spoke more directly to the reader. It almost knocked me off my chair:"Listen to your life.
All moments are key moments."
Buechner’s honesty also struck home. Hear his reflections on prayer:
"I was less a man praying than a man being a man praying, and no clear answer came, none that I could hear anyway, . . ."
Who hasn’t felt like that?
This is the first thing I’ve read by Buechner. I providentially stumbled across this slim volume in a secondhand bookstore in Nashville, with the inside of the front cover marked down: $19.95 - $9.99 - $6.00.
All moments are key moments.
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LibraryThing member patl
One of Frederick Buechner's memoirs, Now and Then is an honest look at his various intermingled vocations of minister and writer. If you've read other Buechner, whether fiction or nonfiction, you'll enjoy this story from behind the scenes. If not, you'll also enjoy a good memoir from a kind and
Of particular interest are Buechner's comparisons of love in Christianity and Buddhism; and Buechner's interaction with Agnes Sanford, one of the wonderful lay leaders of healing prayer in the past century.
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creative soul.Of particular interest are Buechner's comparisons of love in Christianity and Buddhism; and Buechner's interaction with Agnes Sanford, one of the wonderful lay leaders of healing prayer in the past century.
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Original publication date
1983
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| 285.1 BUE |
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112