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Wendell Berry, ‘Bad-Weather Churchgoer’

September 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Wendell Berry—who died on August 31 at the age of 92—deeply influenced countless Christians through his fiction, essays, and poetry. I count myself among his adoring fans. To me, Berry was a prophet, critiquing the church’s excesses and idols while proclaiming what it could be, a membership of “many small, fragile lights in the dark.” Read more...

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Elena Florea
Am citit cu plăcere despre Wendell Berry și felul cum vedea biserica drept „multe lumini mici și fragile în întuneric”. Mi-a adus aminte de slujbele de iarnă de la noi din Constanța, când viscolește și totuși vin câțiva bătrâni cu cizme de cauciuc. Cred că avea dreptate, biserica adevărată se vede mai bine pe vreme rea.
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