Take and Read: Spiritual Reading. An Annotated List

Peterson, Eugene H.

ISBN 10: 0802840965 / ISBN 13: 9780802840967

Published by Eerdmans Publishers, 2000

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2000. 3rd printing. Trade paperback. 122pp. AS NEW.

Seller Inventory # 2663264

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Take and Read: Spiritual Reading. An Annotated List
• Publisher: Eerdmans Publishers
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0802840965
• ISBN 13: 9780802840967
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: AS NEW
• Seller catalogs:
  • Christian Living

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Eugene H. Peterson (1932–2018) was a longtime pastor and professor of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many acclaimed books include Tell It Slant, The Jesus Way, Eat This Book, and the contemporary translation of the Bible titled The Message.