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The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction  
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
ISBN: 0802801145
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
   Book Review
The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction

ANNOTATION

Peterson, who has been gaining a growing reputation as a "pastor's pastor, " speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busy-ness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church." Chapters include poetic reflections on the Beatitudes, advice on spiritual direction "between Sundays, " and the language of prayer.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, who has been gaining a growing reputation as "a pastor￯﾿ᄑs pastor," here speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busyness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church."

Appearing anew in this reprinted edition, The Contemplative Pastor highlights the often-overlooked essentials of ministry, first by redefining the meaning of pastor through three strengthening adjectives: unbusy, subversive, and apocalyptic. The main part of the book focuses on pastoral ministry and spiritual direction "between Sundays": these chapters begin with poetic reflections on the Beatitudes and then discuss such themes as curing souls, praying with eyes open, the language of prayer, the ministry of small talk, and sabbatical—all with engaging, illustrative anecdotes from Peterson￯﾿ᄑs own experience.

The book ends with several meaning-full poems that pivot on the incarnation, the doctrine closest to pastoral work. Entitled "The Word Made Fresh," this concluding section is a felicitous finale to Peterson￯﾿ᄑs discerning, down-to-earth reflections on the art of pastoring.

FROM THE CRITICS

St. Anthony Messenger

This excellent treatise on the rediscovery of the authentic purpose of true pastoral care deserves attention, dialogue and action.

     



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