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⚫ | '''Walter Wangerin Jr.''' (February 13, 1944 – August 5, 2021<ref>[https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/august-web-only/walter-wangerin-jr-philip-yancey-tribute-storyteller.html Philip Yancey: My Benediction to the Beloved Storyteller, Walter Wangerin Jr.]</ref>) was an American author and [[educator]] best known for his religious novels and [[children's literature|children's books]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Wangerin was born in [[Portland, Oregon]], where his father was a [[Lutheran]] pastor. He was the oldest of seven children. The family moved often, so Walter grew up in various locations including |
Wangerin was born in [[Portland, Oregon]], where his father was a [[Lutheran]] pastor. He was the oldest of seven children. The family moved often, so Walter grew up in various locations including Shelton, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Edmonton, Alberta, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1968, he attained an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[English literature]] from [[Miami University]], [[Oxford, Ohio]]. He went on to study at [[Concordia Seminary]] and [[Christ Seminary-Seminex]], both in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. He attained his [[M.Div.]] from the latter in 1976. From 1970 to 1991, Wangerin taught English at the [[University of Evansville]], Indiana. From 1977 to 1985, he was the pastor of Evansville's Grace Lutheran Church. While in Evansville he wrote a weekly column for [[The Evansville Press]] and hosted an evening radio show on [[WNIN-FM]].<ref name=evansville_press>{{Cite news|url=http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=1120389|title=Wangerin leaving Evansville to teach|last=Bigham|first=Polly|date=December 18, 1990|work=Evansville Press|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> |
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Hewas a professor at [[Valparaiso University]], [[Valparaiso, Indiana]] since 1991, where he taught literature, theology, and creative writing, and was writer-in-residence. Wangerin was honored in 2009 by being selected one of Valpo's 150 Most Influential Persons. |
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Wangerin is the author of |
Wangerin is the author of over thirty novels, numerous children's books, and a handful of plays, and he has received several awards for his short stories and essays. He has been a college professor, a radio announcer, a book reviewer, a pastor of a Lutheran church. He also participated in cultural ceremonies such as a [[Lakota people|Lakota]] Sun-Dance. |
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Most of his writing |
Most of his writing is religious, primarily giving theological guidance on subjects such as [[marriage]], [[meditation]], [[parenting]], and [[grieving]]. Other religious books concern the events in the [[Bible]]. |
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Wangerin passed away on August 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.valpo.edu/english/in-memoriam-the-passing-of-professor-walter-wangerin-jr/|title = In Memoriam: The Passing of Professor Walter Wangerin, Jr|date = 8 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2021/08/walter-wangerin-jr-1944-2021/|title = Walter Wangerin Jr. (1944–2021)|date = 9 August 2021}}</ref> |
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*''Reliving the Passion'' (1992) |
*''Reliving the Passion'' (1992) |
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*''The Book of God: The Bible as a Novel'' (1996) |
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*''The Simple Truth: A Bare Bones Bible'' (1996) |
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*''Orphean Passages'' (1996) |
*''Orphean Passages'' (1996) |
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*''The Manger is Empty'' (1998) <!--(out of print)--> |
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*''Naomi and Her Daughters'' (2010) |
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*''Letters from the Land of Cancer'' (2010) |
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*''Beate Not the Poore Desk: A Writer to Young Writers'' (2016) |
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* ''[[The Book of Sorrows]]'' (1985) |
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* ''[[The Third Book of the Dun Cow: Peace at the Last]]'' (2013) |
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*''I Am My Grandpa's Enkelin'' (2007) |
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Walter Wangerin Jr.
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Born | 13 February 1944 Portland |
Died | 5 August 2021 (aged 77) |
Occupation | Writer, author, orator, radio personality (1994–2005), pastor |
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Website | http://walterwangerinjr.org |
Walter Wangerin Jr. (February 13, 1944 – August 5, 2021[1]) was an American author and educator best known for his religious novels and children's books.
Wangerin was born in Portland, Oregon, where his father was a Lutheran pastor. He was the oldest of seven children. The family moved often, so Walter grew up in various locations including Shelton, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Edmonton, Alberta, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1968, he attained an M.A.inEnglish literature from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He went on to study at Concordia Seminary and Christ Seminary-Seminex, both in St. Louis, Missouri. He attained his M.Div. from the latter in 1976. From 1970 to 1991, Wangerin taught English at the University of Evansville, Indiana. From 1977 to 1985, he was the pastor of Evansville's Grace Lutheran Church. While in Evansville he wrote a weekly column for The Evansville Press and hosted an evening radio show on WNIN-FM.[2]
He was a professor at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana since 1991, where he taught literature, theology, and creative writing, and was writer-in-residence. Wangerin was honored in 2009 by being selected one of Valpo's 150 Most Influential Persons.
Wangerin is the author of over thirty novels, numerous children's books, and a handful of plays, and he has received several awards for his short stories and essays. He has been a college professor, a radio announcer, a book reviewer, a pastor of a Lutheran church. He also participated in cultural ceremonies such as a Lakota Sun-Dance.
Most of his writing is religious, primarily giving theological guidance on subjects such as marriage, meditation, parenting, and grieving. Other religious books concern the events in the Bible.
Wangerin passed away on August 5, 2021.[3][4]
Wangerin is probably known best for his fables The Book of the Dun Cow and its sequel The Book of Sorrows. The Book of the Dun Cow won a U.S. National Book Award in the one-year category Science Fiction.[5][a] In 1986, Valparaiso University awarded Wangerin an honorary doctorate.[2]
His Letters from the Land of Cancer received the Award of Merit in the Spirituality category of the 2011 Christianity Today Book Awards.
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association awarded Wangerin six Gold Medallions (now Christian Book Awards) in several categories.[6]
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