Secrets in the Dark, Frederick Buechner
Secrets in the Dark, Frederick Buechner
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Secrets in the Dark
A Life in Sermons

Author: Frederick Buechner

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 13 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperOne

Published: 02/10/2026


Synopsis

This collection of Buechner’s many sermons delivered throughout his lifetime is organized chronologically to reveal the development of his theology and thinking. Culled from great works such as The Magnificent Defeat, The Clown in the Belfry, A Room Called Remember, The Hungering Dark, and The Longing for Home, this collection also includes a new introduction and several new, previously unpublished sermons. It is through Buechner’s sermons that we glimpse his genius most closely, and these reflections from one of today’s best writers, thinkers, and preachers will inspire laughter, hope, and great peace.

About Frederick Buechner

Frederick Buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent work is Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC’s of Faith.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Justin on January 30, 2024

Reading this book of incredible sermons by the brilliant poet, novelist, and theologian, Frederick Buechner, has reminded me of the reality of hope in the here and now, despite all appearances to the contrary. There were many passages I re-read and reflected on. My two favorite sermons from this volu......more

Goodreads review by Marty on April 19, 2022

For years, I have avoided reading Buechner, not because I thought I wouldn't like his works, but because I knew that I would and I didn't want yet another author that I needed to dive into. But alas, I heard a teaching from him that was so good that I had to acquire this book to examine it for mysel......more

Goodreads review by Davis on March 21, 2025

I made it through about 3/4 of this before I had to return it to the library. Buechner joins an exclusive echelon with such names as St. John Chrysostom, Martin Luther, and John Donne as pastors whose sermons are a pleasure to read in print and which stand as something like literary triumphs. His pr......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn on August 12, 2008

This collection of Frederick Buechner's sermons is a great introduction to anyone who has not yet read anything by this national treasure. He is a magical writer who gets to the heart of our longing and need for our true home.......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on August 05, 2016

There is much to like here, although I admit the first few sermons after the first, which is quite good, were actually pretty disappointing. I nearly put the book down. The second half -- I suppose as he gets older -- gets much, much better. The style is similar -- anecdotal, lyrical as you'd expect......more