Keepers of the Story: Oral Traditions in Religion - Softcover

McKenna, Megan; Cowan, Tony

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9781570751455: Keepers of the Story: Oral Traditions in Religion

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ISBN 10: 1570751455 ISBN 13: 9781570751455

Publisher: Orbis Books, 1997

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Master storyteller Megan McKenna offers more wonderful tales--and how to tell them. A coyote, a woodcutter, a Buddhist Zen master, a boy named Samuel, a Sufi mystic, two men walking to Emmaus--all are central characters. The authors explore how the storyteller becomes a theologian, talking and teaching about God, the Keeper of the story of us all.

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More wonderful tales—and how to tell them—from master storyteller Megan McKenna. A coyote, a woodcutter, a Buddist Zen master, a boy named Samuel, a Sufi mystic, two men walking to Emmaus—all are central characters in stories told by Megan McKenna. As we listen to "Once upon a time," their lives become our lives. We learn from their mistakes and profit from their wisdom.

Megan McKenna's stories are drawn from many religious traditions—Hebrew Scriptures, sufi mysticism, Native American traditions, Eastern religions, and the Christian Gospels. Keepers of the Story also offers readers fascinating and helpful information about storytelling itself. In the final chapter, McKenna explores how the storyteller becomes theologian, talking and teaching about God, the Keeper of the Story of us all.

About the Author:

MEGAN MCKENNA received a Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union. She is well-known for her stories and retreats and is the author of over 15 books, including Mary: Mother of All Nations, Angels Unawares, Rites of Justice, and Parables: Arrows of God.

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