Eugene H. Peterson

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Articles & Essays by Eugene H. Peterson

Book Excerpt

Letter to a Young Pastor

Published June, 2020 • Featured February 10, 2021

“I wonder if one of the greatest things that a pastor can do,” writes Eugene Peterson to his son Eric, ​“is to treat men and women with simple dignity.” This letter is one of many exchanged between father and son, two pastors working out how to best care for the people of God.

Book Excerpt from The Jesus Way

Truth, Justice, and the Jesus Way

Published February, 2007 • Featured October 24, 2018

“Jesus as the truth gets far more attention than Jesus as the way.” Eugene Peterson helps us move from the ​“gray fog of abstraction” to ​“the sharp particularities of the recognizable face and the familiar street.”

Interview from Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places

The Re-emergence of Spiritual Theology

Featured February 23, 2017

Richard Foster interviews Eugene Peterson about Peterson’s book Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places. Enjoy this conversation between two old friends.