Frederick buechner tells us we all have secrets, which are both very telling. He is the author of thirtysix published books and has been an important source of inspiration and learning for many readers. As a young boy in new jersey, frederick and his younger brother are faced with the suicide of. He finds that so much of the secret of live is to love and to love means being able to lay bare that core of our being. His work encompasses many genres, including fiction, autobiography, essays, sermons, and other nonfiction. A book you write out of the depths of who you are, like a dream you dream out of those same depths, is entirely your own creation. Buechners books have been translated into many languages for publication around the world. In this book, buechner expert jeff munroe presents a collection of the true essentials from across buechners diverse catalog, as well as an overview of buechners life and a discussion of the state of his literary legacy today. His extended similes are especially noteworthy, and make this book one of the truly great autobiographies i have read. Buechners third venture into memoir is his most powerful. As a young boy in new jersey, frederick and his younger brother are faced with the suicide of their father.
And yet i feel a strange hungering after other books he has written. Five books for frederick buechner beginners christianity. These words are from frederick buechner s illuminating new book titled telling secrets. Frederick buechner pronounced beekner is an american writer and theologian.
Apr 12, 2020 born july 11, 1926 frederick buechner author of 36 books, including fiction, autobiography, essays, sermons, and other nonfiction. Telling secrets by frederick buechner, paperback barnes. Telling secrets by frederick buechner overdrive rakuten. Top 25 quotes by frederick buechner of 260 az quotes.
Frederick buechner has long been a kindred spirit to those who find elements of doubt as constant companions on their journey of faith. With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his fathers alcohol abuse and suicide an. Frederick buechner has grappled with the nature of pain, grief, and grace ever since. Buechner pronounced beekner is an american writer and theologian who wrote more than 30 books, including fiction the book of bebb, godric, autobiography telling secrets, essays telling the. Frederick buechner, author, professor and ordained episcopal minister, writes about his personal battle in overcoming the damage done by a lifetime of burying the past in telling secrets. Frederick buechner tells us we all have secrets, which are both very telling and very important to tell. Buechners words, both written and spoken, have the power to revolutionize and revitalize belief and faith. See all books authored by frederick buechner, including telling the truth. Telling secrets ebook by frederick buechner rakuten kobo. Daily meditations with frederick buechner, and more on. Through prayer and meditation, through seeking help from each other and from helpful books, they try to draw near any way they can to god or to whatever they call what they have instead of god. These words are from frederick buechners illuminating new book titled telling secrets.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pdf telling secrets by frederick buechner download pdf. Buechner is able to create an image of his life in beautiful, unpretentious prose that really gets through to you. Frederick buechner aspired to be a writer after completing a stint in the army and graduating from princeton. His first novel, a long days dying, received critical acclaim. I have called this book telling secrets because i have come to believe that by and large the human family all has the same secrets, which are both very telling. Read telling secrets by frederick buechner available from rakuten kobo.
Five books for frederick buechner beginners christianity today. With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his fathers alcohol abuse and suicide and traces the influence of. Writings on faith and fiction, 1992 isbn 9780060611842 listening to your life. Buechner is the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including godric nominated for a pulitzer prize and telling secrets. Telling secrets by frederick buechner, 9780060609368, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jan 21, 2020 buechners books have been translated into many languages for publication around the world. Oct 22, 2019 the unassuming, candid, and incredibly human voice of frederick buechner has comforted, encouraged, and blessed my days. Frederick buechner author frederick buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained presbyterian minister. Frederick buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation, with an important legacy as a memoirist, novelist, theologian, and preacher.
The gospel as tragedy, comedy, and fairy tale frederick buechner isbn. Buy telling secrets by frederick buechner online at alibris. Telling secrets is buechners third autobiography written in 1991. He brings an honesty to his faith, that a lot of the evangelical world would have a difficult time digesting. Buy telling secrets reprint by frederick buechner isbn. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Uploaded by booksalecataloger6 on september 26, 2011. When he was only ten years old, his alcoholic father committed suicide. Publishers weekly telling secrets is so riveting and tightly written that it is bound to become a classic. Telling secrets provides valuable insights into the ethical maxims of christianity and life in general. In this book, buechner expert jeff munroe presents a collection of the true essentials from across buechner s diverse catalog, as well as an overview of buechner s life and a discussion of the state of his literary legacy today. With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his fathers alcohol abuse and suicide and traces the influence of this secret on his life as a son, father, husband, minister, and writer. A memoir, 1991 isbn 9780060611811 the clown in the belfry.
From both these books i now read morsels daily like treats to sweeten the day. Because his insights are both piercing and beautifully told, we are drawn into his stories and emerge with our own. Telling secrets frederick buechner first edition signed. He has been a finalist for both the pulitzer prize and the national book award and was honored by the american academy of arts and letters. Reviews buechner speaks in a sensitive and quietly humorous voice as he describes crises in his life uncommonly rewarding and inspirational. Harper, 1991 first edition of buechners third autobiography. A meditation on the connection between knowing and sharing secrets and discovering the reality of a loving and merciful god. He has been a finalist for both the pulitzer prize and the national book award, and was honored by the american academy of arts a. See the newest novels, discuss with other book lovers, buy romance books online. Frederick buechner audio books, best sellers, author bio.
I love this book and have bought a dozen copies so far to give to friends and family. Frederick buechners book, telling secrets, a memoir, is his journey of making sense of the suffering in his own life. Daily meditations with frederick buechner, 1992 isbn 9780060698645. Telling secrets ebook 9780061755309 by frederick buechner. These 14 eclectic pieces explore faith and fiction, offer a novelists view of the bible, and comment on what buechner believes the church is called by god to become. See more ideas about frederick buechner, human voice and frederick buechner quotes. Tell them the truth, buechner says in this brief and powerful book. Daily meditations with frederick buechner and peculiar treasures. He is best known for his novels, including a long days dying, the book of bebb, godric a finalist for the 1981 pulitzer prize, and brendan, his memoirs, including telling secrets and the sacred journey, and his more theological works, including secrets in the dark, the magnificent defeat, and. When frederick buechner tells his secrets, its a telling of universal truths, no matter how particular his circumstances. He is a passionate writer and preacher who can alter lives with a simple phrase. The secrets he tells are stories surrounding his fathers suicide when buechner was just ten and the dysfunction. Only as an adult did buechner deal with his blocked guilt and grief.
Buechner s words, both written and spoken, have the power to revolutionize and revitalize belief and faith. The author of more than twenty novels and nonfiction works shares with us two traumatic experiences in his life. Anyone who knows firsthand that unspeakable things happen in your life may also discover taking the dont talk, dont trust, dont feel approach can. He makes the case that secrets kept buried can cause harm. This book tells something about what it means to be human. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. The author of more than twenty novels and nonfiction works. Discover book depositorys huge selection of frederick buechner books online.
It takes a long time for buechner to get some real skin peeled back and show pain in these revelations, which as revelations go are mild indeed and do not once involve the heel of god crushing and humiliating the author as a. Frederick buechner, telling secrets if writers write not just with paper and ink or a word processor but with their own lifes blood, then i think something like this is perhaps always the case. Telling secrets by frederick buechner book excerpt. Telling secrets by buechner, frederick, 1926publication date 1991 topics. With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his fathers alcohol abuse and suicide and traces the influence of this secret on his. It takes a long time for buechner to get some real skin peeled back and show pain in these revelations, which as revelations go are mild indeed and do not once involve the heel of god crushing and humiliating the author as a warmup for rebirth. Frederick buechner books list of books by author frederick. A memoir 1st edition by buechner, frederick 1991 hardcover and read telling secrets. The gospel as tragedy, comedy, and fairy tale, and listening to your life. Novelistclergyman buechner drafts the third installment of his spiritual autobiography, begun with the sacred journey 1982 and now and then 1983. But soon, his writing career got stuck and he began to feel the need to deal with his spiritual emptiness. Frederick buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained presbyterian minister. He tells of his struggles and his tortuous search for answers to life. Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours.
Dec 17, 2012 buechner pronounced beekner is an american writer and theologian who wrote more than 30 books, including fiction the book of bebb, godric, autobiography telling secrets, essays telling the. Frederick buechner, in the introduction to telling secrets. The author buechner speaks in a sensitive and quitely humorous voice as he describes crises in his life. He is an ordained presbyterian minister and the author of more than thirty published books. The secrets he tells are stories surrounding his fathers suicide when buechner was. With eloquence, candor and simplicity, frederick buechner shares h. Buy a cheap copy of telling secrets book by frederick buechner.
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