Although many of Buechner's literary and theological works have been issued during the 1960s and 1970s, periods of great social unrest and activism centering on issues of civil rights, the war in Vietnam and the threat of nuclear holocaust, his writings do not tend to overtly address these issues. In Love Feast, volume three of The Book of Bebb (The Book of Bebb is composed of four novels: Lion Country, 1971; Open Heart, 1972; Love Feast, 1974; Treasure Hunt, 1977), Leo Bebb defies the authorities of Princeton University in an attempt to save his unconventional ministry to the young, minorities and social outcasts from extinction. Bebb's services, best described as combination "happenings" and Holy Communion may be far from traditional mainstream worship. His message, however, is highly conservative. Bebb states his views bluntly: "I'll tell you one thing," he asserts to a group of youthful peace demonstrators, "I don't go...