Epiphanies: Stories for the Christian Year

by Eugene H. Peterson (Editor)

What might it be like to experience the dramatic events of the Christian year as if for the first time? Readers familiar with and new to the seasonal liturgies will be challenged and delighted by this book. Here, the renowned authors of the Chrysostom Society, a contemporary Christian writers group, offer original work. Walter Wangerin Jr., Virginia Stem Owens, Philip Yancey, and many others serve as spiritual mentors and guides, offering readers the opportunity to apply transcendent wisdom in each religious holy day. With messages to be savored for the sheer pleasure of word craft, as well as motivating insights, this text will equip the devotional heart. Its beautiful tellings-from histories of saints to personal memoirs-are provocative and profound. Readers will find everything from humorous narrative to journal entries here, taking the word stories to an entirely new level. Epiphanies is a treasury to rouse the soul and a superlative gift book.

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

About the author

Eugene H. Peterson was a pastor, scholar, author, and poet. For many years he was James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also served as founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland. He had written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language a contemporary translation of the Bible. After retiring from full-time teaching, Eugene and his wife Jan lived in the Big Sky Country of rural Montana. He died in October 2018.

Reviews

[Fraser Coltman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this collection of stories and essays on the subject of the seasons and special days of the Christian year over the course of the past year. The contributors belong a literary society named after the "golden-mouthed" preacher of the early church, John Chrysostom. It includes some favourite writers of mine: Eugene Peterson, Madeleine L'Engle, and Walter Wangerin Jr. This book also introduced me to some other writers that I would like to spend some more time getting to know through their books.