Subversive SpiritualitySubversive Spirituality is a gathering together of articles written by Eugene Peterson over the past twenty-five years. Made up of occasional pieces, short biblical studies, poetry, pastoral readings and interviews, this book reflects on the overlooked facets of the spiritual life. Peterson captures the epiphanies of life with the pleasing pastoral style and inspiring depth of insight for which he is well known. Peterson describes his book this way: "The gathering of articles and essays, poems and conversations, is a kind of kitchen midden of my noticings of the obvious in the course of living out the Christian life in the vocational context of pastor, writer, and professor. The randomness and repetitions and false starts are rough edges that I am leaving as is in the interests of honesty. Spirituality is not, by and large, smooth. I do hope, however, that they will be found to be 'freshly phrased.'" |
Contents
SPIRITUALITY | 3 |
God Said | 16 |
Spirit Quest | 32 |
Witnesses to Transcendence | 41 |
The Seminary as a Place of Spiritual Formation | 54 |
The Holy Stump | 63 |
The Medium Is the Message | 91 |
Resurrection Quartet | 101 |
Kittel among the Coffee Cups | 141 |
Mastering Ceremonies | 147 |
Teach Us to Care and Not to Care | 154 |
Unexpected Allies | 169 |
Pastors and Novels | 185 |
A Conversation with Eugene Peterson | 195 |
An Approach to Pastoring | 216 |
Subversive Spirituality | 236 |
Holy Luck | 111 |
St John as Pastor Poet | 121 |
Sheep in Wolfes Clothing | 135 |
On Pentecostals Poets and Professors | 245 |
Of Passion Prayer and Poetry | 257 |
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Subversive Spirituality Eugene H. Peterson,University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities C Stephen Evans, PhD No preview available - 1985 |
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