Frederick Buechner

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Christian writer Presbyterian minister human novelist theologian

Frederick Buechner was an American Presbyterian minister, novelist, and theologian known for his reflective Christian writings that blend memoir, fiction, and spiritual insight.

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instanceOf Christian writer ⓘ
Presbyterian minister ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
awardReceived O. Henry Award ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1926-07-11 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2022-08-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Lawrenceville School ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
Union Theological Seminary ⓘ
familyName Frederick Buechner self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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fullName Frederick Buechner self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Carl Frederick Buechner
genre Christian literature ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
theological fiction ⓘ
givenName Carl ⓘ
hasInfluenced contemporary Christian writers ⓘ
knownFor exploration of grace and vocation ⓘ
integrating memoir and theology ⓘ
reflective Christian essays ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
movement modern Christian spirituality ⓘ
nominatedFor National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ
surface form: National Book Award

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ
notableWork A Long Day’s Dying ⓘ
Brendan ⓘ
Godric ⓘ
Now and Then ⓘ
Telling Secrets ⓘ
The Alphabet of Grace ⓘ
The Book of Bebb ⓘ
The Magnificent Defeat ⓘ
The Sacred Journey ⓘ
Whistling in the Dark ⓘ
Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC ⓘ
occupation clergyman ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath Rupert, Vermont ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
residence Vermont ⓘ
servedIn World War II ⓘ
theologicalTradition Protestant theology ⓘ

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