The magnificent defeat /
Frederick Buechner.
- 144 pages ; 21 cm
Pt. 1: The challenge to surrender -- The magnificent defeat -- In the beginning -- The power of God and the power of man -- The two battles -- Message in the stars -- Journey in search of a soul -- Pt. 2: The triumph of love -- The annunciation -- The birth -- The end is life -- The road to Emmaus -- The tiger -- Follow me -- The me in Thee -- Pt. 3: The mystery and miracle of grace -- The breath of life -- To be a saint -- The breaking of silence -- Become like children -- The miracles at hand.
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. --