The Wisdom of Each Other
A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends

This book is a gem. I listened to the audiobook, which works well with the structure of the book as a series of letters from Eugene to a fictional friend, Gunnar. Based on many of Eugene‘s actual pastoral letters, it is a book rich with wisdom, reflection, humour, encouragement and insight. Gunnar is......more

To use Eugene’s words there is nothing novel in this book nor is it a book about spirituality, rather these short letters “are simply accounts of what we do to stay awake to the Coming.”......more

In the past I've enjoyed books by Eugene Peterson. This one felt different -- more judgmental and opinionated, less gentle and exploratory. It had an "edge" to it all the way through. Still, there were nuggets of wisdom throughout. I'm not sorry I read it, but it was not my favorite.......more

The Wisdom of Each Other: A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends (1998) by Eugene Peterson is a unique, though beneficial, book. It is unique because it contains a series of letters addressed to Gunnar Thorkildsson, whom Peterson described as "not an actual person with an existence documented by b......more

This little book is a great introduction to Eugene Peterson. The book is basically Peterson writing letters to a recently converted friend (Gunnar). It is scarcely over 100 pages but filled with Peterson's insight and perspective on the Christian life. Find an inexpensive copy and read it in one sit......more