Take and Read: Spiritual Reading -- An Annotated List Contributor(s): Peterson, Eugene H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802840965 ISBN-13: 9780802840967 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: This volume is an annotated list of the books that have stood the test of time and that, for Peterson, are spiritually formative in the Christian life. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes - Religion | Reference |
Dewey: 016.248 |
LCCN: 95044351 |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.97" W x 8.91" (0.49 lbs) 136 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Spiritual reading has fallen on bad times. Today, reading is largely a consumer activity, done for information that may fuel ambitions or careers -- and the faster the better. Take and Read represents Eugene H. Peterson's attempt to rekindle the activity of spiritual reading, reading that considers any book that comes to hand in a spiritual way, tuned to the Spirit, alert to intimations of God. Take and Read provides an annotated list of the books that have stood the test of time and that, for Peterson, are spiritually formative in the Christian life. The books on this list range from standard spiritual classics to novels, poems, and mysteries, and include an equally broad spectrum of authors -- from Augustine and C. S. Lewis to William Faulkner and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Annotations following each entry offer Peterson's own significant insights into the power of each work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Peterson, Eugene H.: - Eugene H. Peterson was a longtime pastor and is professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many other acclaimed books include Tell It Slant, The Jesus Way, Eat This Book, and the contemporary translation of the Bible titled The Message., |