Eugene H. Peterson





Eugene H. Peterson

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November 06, 1932 in East Stanwood, WA, The United States

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Eugene H. Peterson is a pastor, scholar, author, and poet. For many years he was James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College. He also served as founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland. He has written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language a contemporary translation of the Bible. Now retired from full-time teaching, Eugene and his wife Jan live in the Big Sky Country of rural Montana.


Average rating: 4.16 · 11,234 ratings · 1,678 reviews · 253 distinct works
The Message Remix
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 1,840 ratings — published 2002 — 64 editions
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A Long Obedience in the Sam...
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Eat This Book: A Conversati...
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Christ Plays in Ten Thousan...
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions
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The Contemplative Pastor: R...
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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The Pastor: A Memoir
4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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The Jesus Way: A Conversati...
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Working the Angles: The Sha...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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Under the Unpredictable Pla...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions
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Run with the Horses: The Qu...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions
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The Pastoral (4 books)
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“The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped — it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange and unfamiliar terrritory, in circumstances that become clear only in the hesitations and questionings, in the pauses and reflections where we engage in prayerful conversation with one another and with him.”
Eugene H. Peterson, The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way

“When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.”
Eugene H. Peterson

“It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.”
Eugene H. Peterson

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