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The Magnificent Defeat

by Frederick Buechner · 1966

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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.

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short · 144 pages

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