Jesus Way, Eugene Peterson
Jesus Way, Eugene Peterson
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Jesus Way
A Conversation on the Ways that Jesus is the Way

Author: Eugene Peterson

Narrator: Eugene Peterson

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2007

Synopsis

Having already written Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places and Eat This Book as the first two volumes of his five-book series on spiritual theology, Eugene Peterson continues his theological conversation with the church in The Jesus Way. Here he considers all the ways that Jesus is the Way compared to the distorted ways the modern American church has chosen to follow. // Arguing that the way Jesus leads and the way we follow are symbiotic, Peterson begins with an extensive study of how the ways of those who came before Christ — Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah, Isaiah of Jerusalem, and Isaiah of the Exile — revealed and prepared the "way of the Lord" that became complete in Jesus. He then challenges the ways of the contemporary American church, showing in stark relief how what we have chosen to focus on — consumerism, celebrity, charisma, and so on — obliterates what is unique in the Jesus way. // A stunning analysis of the gap between the personal Jesus and the impersonal modern church, The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way is sure to engender debate and to inspire a movement back to the true way of Christ.

About Eugene Peterson

Eugene H. Peterson, author of The Message, a bestselling translation of the Bible, is professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, British Columbia, and the author of over thirty books. He and his wife, Jan, live in Montana.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on December 03, 2020

This is a readable, yet meaty treatise on following the way of Jesus in these postmodern times. I am very thankful that I was able to study it with a group so that I was motivated to continue. The Message has never been an appealing translation to me and Peterson's writing is a bit more roundabout t......more

Goodreads review by Brian on August 03, 2017

The character sketches from the Old Testament highlighting the characteristics of the coming Christ of various personnel or reasonably interesting. What really grabbed me, though, was toward the end of the book where Peterson describes the cultural landscape one to which Jesus came. His description......more

Goodreads review by Asnaldo on January 18, 2024

Me gustó mucho el libro aunque la primera parte la encontré demasiada extensa e innecesaria, pero sin duda la segunda parte en la que trata los diferentes sectas judías en comparación con la actitud de Jesús es algo extraordinario.......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on April 11, 2020

This one blindsided me. This is the first of Peterson's books I've actually read through, which was probably a mistake given that it's the 3rd in a series. A lifetime of hearing Peterson snippets from Evangelical pulpits (and his culture war missteps at the end of his life) gave me an impression of......more

Goodreads review by Dave on February 03, 2014

I have a particular appreciation for Peterson. I picked up the first book in his spiritual theology series at a dark time in my life and faith. He allowed me the freedom to think deeply about my Christian faith, and opened the door to discover a world of intelligent yet faithful believers who have p......more

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