Capon, Robert Farrar

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CAPON, Robert Farrar

CAPON, Robert Farrar. American, b. 1925. Genres: Novels, Human relations/Parenting, Theology/Religion. Career: Ordained Episcopal priest, 1949. All Soul's Church, Stony Brook, NY, vicar, 1949-58; Christ Church, Port Jefferson, NY, vicar, 1949-77; writer. George Mercer Jr., Memorial School of Theology, dean, professor of dogmatic theology, and instructor in Greek, 1957-77. Publications: Bed and Board: Plain Talk about Marriage, 1965; An Offering of Uncles: The Priesthood of Adam and the Shape of the World, 1967; The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection, 1969, 2nd ed., 1989, in UK as Angels Must Eat: A Culinary Entertainment, 1969; The Third Peacock: The Goodness of God and the Badness of the World, 1971; Hunting the Divine Fox: Images and Mystery in Christian Faith, 1974; Exit 36: A Fictional Chronicle, 1975; Food for Thought: Resurrecting the Art of Eating, 1978; Party Spirit: Some Entertaining Principles, 1979; A Second Day: Reflections on Remarriage, 1980; Between Noon and Three: A Parable of Romance, Law, and the Outrage of Grace (novel), 1982; Capon on Cooking, 1983; The Youngest Day: Shelter Island's Seasons in the Light of Grace, 1983; The Parables of the Kingdom, 1985; The Parables of Grace, 1988; The Parables of Judgment, 1989; Health, Money, and Love-and Why We Don't Enjoy Them, 1990; The Man Who Met God in a Bar: The Gospel According to Marvin (novel), 1990; The Mystery of Christ, 1993; The Romance of the Word, 1995; The Astonished Heart, 1996; The Foolishness of Preaching, 1998; The Fingerprints of God, 2000; Genesis, the Movie, 2003. Address: c/o Publicity Dept, Eerdmans Publishing, 255 Jefferson SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, U.S.A.

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