Buechner's three popular ""alphabet books"" (""Wishful Thinking,"" which explored theological terms; ""Peculiar Treasures,"" which looked at the spiritual dimensions of ordinary words; and ""Whistling ...

Frederick Buechner said of his vocation, "I am a minister who writes books." What a blessing to the world! I am amazed at how quickly the internet exchanged the verb “is” for “was” in the leading ...

Was Frederick Buechner a novelist? A hagiographer? An evangelist? A preacher? A poet? A theologian? After he died on Aug. 15 at the age of 96, Buechner was hailed as all of these and more—and indeed, ...

The name Frederick Buechner may not ring a bell with the average reader, but among broad-minded religious circles, he was idolized. A novelist, essayist and memoirist known for uncompromising honesty ...

Buechner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday at age 96, according to his family. Frederick Buechner was asked on numerous occasions how he would sum up everything he had preached and written in ...

I am amazed at how quickly the internet exchanged the verb “is” for “was” in the leading biography of the theologian who has most impacted my life, Frederick Buechner. He died on Monday, Aug. 15, and ...