Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC [Paperback]

InWishful Thinking, the first book in his much-loved lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner puts the language of God, the universe, and the human spirit under his wry linguistic microscope. In his often ironic and always keen-sighted reflections on such terms asagnostic, envy, love,andsin, he invited us to look at theses everyday words in new and enlightening ways. Freshly revised and expanded for this edition,Wishful Thinkingis a beguiling [Time] adventure in language for the restless believer, the doubter, and all who love words.An artist is at work here...a wit with wisdom.Thoughtful, spirited, entertaining.