Frederick Buechner synthesized a 6th century Irish/English and took with it the legends surrounding Brendan the Navigator, the 6th-century Irish monk who travelled to North America with a small crew of monks, by means of a modified curraugh/5. · The Saint Brendan of Frederick Buechner’s novel is like all the saints who learn that the greatest journey is one that leads from the glorious but seed-like natural energy and strength of youth, to the final flowering of spiritual life and power that are only attained through prayer, surrender, and Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins. · Brendan is the story of a sixth-century Irish monk's quest for "the land of the blessed" the terrestrial Paradise known in Celtic lore as "Tir-na-n-og". Buechner skillfully takes us to the doorstep of many rich and vibrant lands via Brendan's journeys and lets us meet with a many-splendored cast of characters, none of which are superfluous/5(5).
Brendan by Frederick Buechner (Goodreads Author) An acclaimed author interweaves history and legend to re-create the life of a complex man of faith fifteen hundred years ago. Winner of the Christianity and Literature Book Award for Belles-Lettres. Brendan by Frederick Buechner. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , The Saint Brendan of Frederick Buechner's novel is like all the saints who learn that the greatest journey is one that leads from the glorious but seed-like natural energy and strength of youth, to the final flowering of spiritual life and power that are only attained through prayer, surrender, and many crosses.
An acclaimed author interweaves history and legend to re-create the life of a complex man of faith fifteen hundred years ago. Winner of the Christianity and Literature Book Award for Belles-Lettres. Brendan () by Frederick Buechner. Find Brendan by Buechner, Frederick at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Frederick Buechner synthesized a 6th century Irish/English and took with it the legends surrounding Brendan the Navigator, the 6th-century Irish monk who travelled to North America with a small crew of monks, by means of a modified curraugh.
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