Garrison Keillor among the Lutherans

I must admit I’ve listen to Prarie home companion from time to time, but I didn’t like the movie as much, or our canadian version of “Vinyl Cafe”.

I’m opposite of you Scot. I’ve never read one of Keillor’s books that I can recall, but I’ve been a Prairie Home Companion fan since college. First listened to it on a date with a Mennonite farmer. He made dinner for me: sauteed sweet potatoes and Borscht. Then we listened to the radio. My kids and husband became fans too. My husband and I ltistened to the Halloween show on our drive to Florida this week. It was broadcast from North Dakota and very funny, although Keillor should really give up singing. He actually performed a duet of Dolly Parton’s “I will always love you.” Bad. Bad. Bad. I thought the movie was okay.

I’ve never read one of his books but I love his use of Ollie and Lena jokes! His cynicism, or better yet wit, comes from being a part of the community on which he is commentating unlike Twain who systematically avoided those with whom he found much fault.

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Scot McKnight is a widely-recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. He is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University (Chicago, Illinois). A popular and witty speaker, Dr. McKnight has given interviews on radios across the nation, has appeared on television, and is regularly asked to speak in local churches and educational events throughout the USA and in Denmark and South Africa. Dr. McKnight obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham (1986).

Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. He is the author of more than thirty books, including the award-winning The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others (Paraclete, 2004), which won the Christianity Today book of the year for Christian Living. Recent books include Embracing Grace: A Gospel for All of Us (Paraclete, 2005), The Story of the Christ (Baker, 2006), Praying with the Church (Paraclete, 2006), and The Real Mary: Why Evangelical Christians Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus (Paraclete, 2007). A recent book, A Community called Atonement (Abingdon, 2007), has been nominated for the Grawameyer Award. He broadened his Jesus Creed project in writing a daily devotional: 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed (Paraclete, 2008). His studies in conversion were expanded with his newest book, Finding Faith, Losing Faith (Baylor, 2008), a book he co-authored with his former student Hauna Ondrey. His most recent books are The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible (Zondervan, 2008) and Fasting (Thomas Nelson, 2009).

Forthcoming books include a commentary on James (Eerdmans, 2010). He is presently researching “gospel” in the earliest Christian communities.

Other books include Who Do My Opponents Say I am? (co-edited with Joseph Modica), Jesus and His Death (Baylor, 2005), A Light among the Gentiles (Fortress, 1992), A New Vision for Israel (Eerdmans, 1999), Turning to Jesus (Westminster John Knox, 2002), Galatians (Zondervan, 1993) and 1 Peter (Zondervan, 1996), Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels (Baker, 1988), and he is a co-editor with J.B. Green and I.H. Marshall of the award-winning The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (IVP, 1992) as well as the co-editor, with J.D.G. Dunn, of The Historical Jesus in Current Study (Eisenbraun’s, 2005). He regularly contributes chapter length studies to dictionaries, encyclopedias, books and articles for magazines and online webzines. McKnight’s books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese.

McKnight’s award-winning blog, Jesus Creed, has been rated by Technorati.com as the #1 site for Emerging Church and continues to increase in readership.

Scot McKnight was elected into the Hall of Honor at Cornerstone University in honor of his basketball accomplishments during his college career. He and his wife, Kristen, live in Libertyville, Illinois. They enjoy traveling, long walks, gardening, and cooking. They have two adult children, Laura (married to Mark Barringer) and Lukas (married to Annika Nelson), and one grandchild: Aksel Donovan Nelson McKnight.

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Forthcoming books include a commentary on James (Eerdmans, 2010). He is presently researching “gospel” in the earliest Christian communities.

McKnight’s award-winning blog, Jesus Creed, has been rated by Technorati.com as the #1 site for Emerging Church and continues to increase in readership.

Comments read comments(8)

Travis Greene

posted November 3, 2009 at 5:42 pm

“Book of Guys” is good, but “Wobegon Boy” is my favorite.

John W Frye

posted November 3, 2009 at 6:24 pm

I liked LAKE WOBEGON DAYS. The story about playing in the silo almost caused me to die laughing.

Sheri Johnson

posted November 3, 2009 at 8:36 pm

Homegrown Democrat.

Phil

posted November 3, 2009 at 8:59 pm

cas

posted November 3, 2009 at 11:28 pm

Joey

posted November 4, 2009 at 7:46 am

Chris Ridgeway

posted November 4, 2009 at 9:25 am

It’s hard to imagine enjoying Garrison Keillor divorced from his voice! I don’t think a book is quite the same as the radio. I listen to Prairie Home Companion on podcast – just Lake Wobegon.

Your Name

posted November 4, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Lake Wobegon Days ends with an observation that I’ve gone back to for years: “Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.”
Much there to consider.

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