The Magnificent Defeat

Informationen zum Autor Frederick Buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained Presbyterian minister. 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. His most recent work is Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC’s of Faith . Klappentext In The Magnificent Defeat, Frederick Buechner examines what it means to follow Christ, the lessons of Christmas and Easter, the miracles of grace, and "the magnificent defeat" of the human soul of God. In The Magnificent Defeat, Frederick Buechner examines what it means to follow Christ, the lessons of Christmas and Easter, the miracles of grace, and "the magnificent defeat" of the human soul of God.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Buechner
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.1985
• EAN: 9780060611743
• ISBN: 978-0-06-061174-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 205 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Religion: general, Theology, Christianity, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Religious instruction, Christian life and practice, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Spirituality and religious experience, Prayer and prayer books, Bible readings, selections and meditations, Relating to Christian people and groups, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Devotional material, RELIGION: Christian Theology / General, RELIGION: Christian Church / General, RELIGION: Christian Living / Inspirational, RELIGION: Devotional, RELIGION: Christian Living / Devotional, RELIGION: Essays, RELIGION: Biblical Meditations / General, RELIGION: Christian Education / Children & Youth