Pastoral Presentations

The father-son team of Leland Ryken and Phil Ryken have come out with a new book, Pastors in the Classics. The back cover reads:
Throughout the history of English literature, clergy have figured prominently in novels, plays, morality tales, and even poetry. Pastors in the Classics is a unique exploration of literary masterpieces in which the pastor's experience is a major part of the story. This collection uncovers the good, the bad, and the ugly ways in which pastors have been presented to the reading public for the past half millennium, and how pastors today can glean wisdom from those who have gone before. Whether you are a pastor or a lover of great literature, you will find insight, humor, and grace within these pages.

That last statement is especially true when you read the contributions of a certain mild-mannered pastor on The Damnation of Theron Ware, Father Brown, Old Mortality, and The Vicar of Wakefield.