In <I>Wishful Thinking</I>, the first book in his much-loved lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner puts the language of God, the universe, and the human spirit under his wry linguistic microscope. In his often ironic and always keen-sighted reflections on such terms as <I>agnostic, envy, love,</I> and <I>sin</I>, he invited us to look at theses everyday words in new and enlightening ways. Freshly revised and expanded for this edition, <I>Wishful Thinking</i> is a "beguiling" [<I>Time</I>] adventure in language for the restless believer, the doubter, and all who love words.