As Kingfishers Catch Fire
a conversation on the ways of god formed by the words of god
$40.80
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
16 May 2018
Summary
As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Discovering God in the Everyday
‘Sixty years ago I found myself distracted.’ So begins the introduction to As Kingfishers Catch Fire. What follows is the record of the collaboration of pastor and congregation in acts of worship and a life together.
What Eugene Peterson, for thirty years pastor of a Maryland church, discovered is that the pastor’s life is much more than just the preaching. It is also made up of attending to the details in a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473657212 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473657210 |
| Author: | Eugene Peterson |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Hodder Faith |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 16 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
These sermons reach far beyond the confines of their original locatedness to readers across the world and even generations who will never meet Peterson in person.
These sermons reach far beyond the confines of their original locatedness to readers across the world and even generations who will never meet Peterson in person. * Churchman *
About The Author
Eugene Peterson
Eugene Peterson was a pastor, author, scholar and poet. He grew up in Montana and earned his B.A. in philosophy from Seattle Pacific University, his S.T.B. from New York Theological Seminary, and his M.A. in Semitic languages from Johns Hopkins University. He served as a pastor for 29 years and then became Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, retiring in 2006.
Eugene Peterson is perhaps best known for his book THE MESSAGE: THE BIBLE IN CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE and is also known for his involvement in the Renovare spiritual formation movement. The books in his spiritual theology series, including THE JESUS WAY and PRACTISE RESURRECTION, are widely acclaimed.
After retiring from full-time teaching, Eugene and his wife Jan lived in the Big Sky Country of rural Montana. Eugene Peterson died in October 2018.
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