100 Years of Robert Farrar Capon

Yesterday would have been the 100th birthday of Robert Farrar Capon — the author, theologian, Episcopal clergyman, and indomitable advocate for grace. His writing exudes such pastoral brilliance, humor, profound insight, and abounding creativity: commentaries, memoirs, works of theology, novels, even cookbooks. The man always had a way of cutting through the religious fog to find the gracious heart of God. If religion sought to tame God through a joyless piety that sucks the air out of any room, Capon believed God to be wild, playful, and full of unbounded delight. God threw the best parties, served the finest food and drink, and would laugh it up with those religion thought were beyond redemption.

Throughout Mbird’s existence, Capon’s brilliance has served as a constant luminary — so much so that we published several of his books. In honor of the man to whom we owe so much, we thought it appropriate to feature a selection of his recipes, writings, and other articles inspired by him.

Books Published by Mbird:

1. The Man Who Met God in a Bar
2. The Youngest Day
3. Bed and Board
4. More Theology & Less Heavy Cream
5. Exit 36

Ten Selections of Writings/Interviews

• The Outrageousness of God’s Indiscriminating Grace
• Robert Farrar Capon’s Table Talk Series
• The Man Who Met John the Baptist in a Diner
• While There’s Death, There’s Hope
• Fasting Through Lent
• A Parable of Gracious Infidelity: The Marriage to Merit-Demerit
• The Layoff of the Accountants
• Junk Bonds, Grace, and the End of Religion
• Divine Lifeguards and Our Fatal Love Affair With the Law
• The Only Candidates for Holy Matrimony

Articles Inspired by Robert Farrar Capon:

• To Enter That Rest
• Butter From Heaven
• Robert Farrar Capon in the Year Three-Thousand
• Divorce, Remarriage, and the Vow of God
• Is Your Theology Giving You Bad Breath?
• Robert Farrar Capon’s Invitation to Introverts
• Robert Farrar Capon on Self-Knowledge and the Atonement

10+ Recipes by Robert Farrar Capon (via the New York Times):

• Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes(!)
• Swedish Meatballs
• Puerto Rican Rice and Chicken
• Pickled Herring Three Ways
• Shrimp Wiggle
• Classic Stuffed Artichokes
• Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• Sour Cream Coffee Cake
• Berries With Creme Anglaise and Whipped Cream
• Mazarin Cake