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Frederick Buechner Brendan "A lusty, bawdy, teeming, festooning, dancing marvel of a book for anyone who cares about Ireland or Christianity or paganism or history or sailing or reading." --Thomas Cahill, Los Angeles Times Book Review. more... On the Road with the Archangel "Drawn from the apocryphal Book of Tobit, from the second century B.C., the narrative journeys with a virtuous blind father and his gentle-natured son as they seek a lost treasure. Narrated by their guide, the puckish archangel Raphael, Buechner's tale comes alive with vivid characters, adventures and revelations. Beneath it all lies a subtle, glowing meditation on the simple power of faith." --Ingram. more... The Son of Laughter In recounting the struggles, pains, failings and weaknesses of the Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), Buechner conveys with exceptional acumen the grace and enduring love of God. I particularly appreciate Buechner's willingness to address the reality of the hiddenness of God and in so doing, presenting the struggle of faith in its truest form. more... Godric "In Godric Frederick Buechner captures the voice and the times of this saint with a style that recalls the richly alliterative language of Middle English poetry. So too does it recall the beautiful earthiness of that literature, reminding us that this time of deep spirituality was also a time of real flesh-and-blood folk. And in some ways this is the deepest point of this delightful (and at times comic) novel: these people, like those who live among us today, become saints not by leaving the body behind but by finding a way to live more deeply within it. They find a way to turn it to glory." --Doug Thorpe, Amazon.com more... The Book of Bebb A series of four extraordinary books by Frederick Buechner, which follows the life of Leo Bebb, minister and con-man. The series includes Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast and Treasure Hunt. more... |
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Walker Percy The Thanatos Syndrome "The 1990s. Euthanasia and quarantines for AIDS have become the norm. But can even this world sanction a substance that "improves" people's behavior and so reduces crime, unemployment and teen pregnancy? A riveting bestseller." --Ingram. more... The Second Coming Will Barrett, a lonely widower, suffers from a depression so strange and severe that he decides he doesn't want to continue living. But then he meets Allison, a mental hospital escapee making a new life for herself, living alone in a greenhouse. What follows is by turns touching and zany, tragic and comic, as Will goes in search of proof of God and winds up finding much more. more... Susan Howatch The High Flyer "Devoted readers of Howatch's Starbridge series will be delighted to encounter recurring characters Nicholas Darrow and Lewis Hall in her new psychological-spiritual thriller. Entertaining and intellectually stimulating." --Publisher's Weekly. more... Absolute Truths "There's really very little like this work in modern literature. There are hints of Trollope, hints of C.S. Lewis, in these pages, but nowhere else does one discover the distinctive genius of Anglican theology--intelligent, commonsensical, optimistic--so movingly wrapped in the heartbreaking dramas of husbands, wives, fathers, children, and spiritual guides." --Stuart Whitwell, Booklist. more... Graham Greene The Power and the Glory "Graham Greene explores corruption and atonement through a priest and the people he encounters. In the 1930s one Mexican state has outlawed the Church [and] the priests have been rounded up and shot by firing squad--save one, the whisky priest. Always, an adamant lieutenant is only a few hours behind, determined to liberate his country from the evils of the church." --Joannie Kervran Stangeland, Amazon.com more... |
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J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings Lord of the Rings is the single greatest fantasy trilogy ever written. The three separate books that together form the trilogy are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The trilogy recounts the history of Middle-Earth in, perhaps, its darkest hour. It is a story of heroism, perseverance and friendship. more... See the Lord of the Rings: Millenium Edition (7vols) The Hobbit The Sunday Times (London) astutely observes, "The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and those who are going to read them." more... The Silmarillion The background to the entire Lord of the Rings epic, and the world of Middle-Earth. The Silmarillion is Tolkien's first book and his last, the core of his imaginative work that underlies all his writings about Middle-Earth. Here are the legends of the Elder Days, the central stories that give meaning to the events of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. more... C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia are almost legendary in Christian circles (and, even, in non-Christian circles). Through allegory, imagery, symbolism and fantasy, C. S. Lewis interweaves Christian ideas, themes and stories into the fictional adventures of the Pevensie children. Read my essay on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe entitled "Returning Through the Wardrobe" (pdf). more... The Space Trilogy A sometimes overlooked series of books from the famous Evangelical Christian author C.S. Lewis, the Space Trilogy includes three Sci-Fi stories (Out of the Silent Plant, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength) that follow the other worldly adventures of Dr. Ransom. more... |
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