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'''Walter Wangerin, Jr.''' (born February 13, 1944) is an [[United States|American]] [[author]] and [[educator]] best known for his religious novels and [[children's literature|children's books]]. |
'''Walter Wangerin, Jr.''' (born February 13, 1944) is an [[United States|American]] [[author]] and [[educator]] best known for his religious novels and [[children's literature|children's books]]. |
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==Novels== |
==Novels== |
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*''The Book of the Dun Cow'' (1978) |
*''The Book of the Dun Cow'' (1978) |
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*''Ragman and Other Cries of Faith'' (1984, 2004) |
*''Ragman and Other Cries of Faith'' (1984, 2004) |
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*''Letters from the Land of Cancer'' (2010) |
*''Letters from the Land of Cancer'' (2010) |
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;Children's |
;Children's books/stories |
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*''Bible for Children'' (1981,2003) |
*''Bible for Children'' (1981,2003) |
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*''Thistle'' (1983,1995) |
*''Thistle'' (1983,1995) |
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*''I Am My Grandpa's Enkelin'' (2007) |
*''I Am My Grandpa's Enkelin'' (2007) |
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;Historical |
;Historical fiction |
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*''Saint Julian'' (2003) |
*''Saint Julian'' (2003) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* http://walterwangerinjr.org/new_web/index.php |
* [http://walterwangerinjr.org/new_web/index.php Official website] |
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* http://www.paracletepress.com/walter-wangerin-jr-a.html |
* [http://www.paracletepress.com/walter-wangerin-jr-a.html Paracletepress.com] |
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* http://www.valpo.edu/english/faculty/wangerin.php |
* [http://www.valpo.edu/english/faculty/wangerin.php Valpo.edu] |
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* http://www.christianbook.com/html/authors/1465.html |
* [http://www.christianbook.com/html/authors/1465.html Christianbook.com] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Walter Wangerin, Jr. (born February 13, 1944) is 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, Canada, 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. He has been a professor at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana since 1991, where he teaches literature, theology, and creative writing, and is writer-in-residence. Wangerin was honored in 2009 by being selected one of Valpo's 150 Most Influential Persons.
Author of over thirty novels, numerous children's books, a handful of plays, he also holds many 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, and has also taken part in cultural ceremonies such as a Lakota Sun-Dance.
The bulk of his writing consists of religious books, giving theological guidance on subjects such as marriage, meditation, parenting, and grieving. The other half of his religious titles are books regarding the events in the Bible.
Otherwise Wangerin is probably most famous for his fables/allegories 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.[1][a]
His Letters from the Land of Cancer received the Award of Merit in the Spirituality category of the 2011 Christianity Today Book Awards.
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