Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places
A Conversation in Spiritual Theology
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A Conversation in Spiritual Theology
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Brings together Christian spiritual life as it is lived with its theological underpinnings, discussing submission to God's will, the "fear of the Lord" in creation, the role of Jesus, and the experience of the Christian community.
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4 primary booksSpiritual Theology is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Eugene H. Peterson and Peter Santucci.
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Peterson quite nearly addresses 10,000 different facets of Christianity in a manner that is deep and at times heady but still impacting and thought-provoking. I started reading this book in 2011 and just now am finishing it (but attribute this to being in grad school more so than a lack of interest in the book). I probably need to reread this book one day, particularly as my own understanding of theology has changed and grown over the past 3 years. In flipping back through the book, however, I have many a page dog eared and many a line underlined with notes in the margins - I was challenged throughout the reading to think deeper and examine my own understanding of who Jesus was and is. I also really like how Peterson emphasizes the interconnectedness of the church community, our duty to love one another, the call for us to be active participants in God's work, and the personal nature of our triune God who very much is relational and works relationally. If I were to recommend this book to anyone, I would be sure to forewarn the reader about how heady Peterson's writing can be and needing to be patient in reading through slowly so as to soak in what he is discussing (even if to disagree with his views).
I am listening to this in audiobook. I think I would suggest reading. The narration is great, but I need to re-read sections. So it is taking a while to get through (and it is fairly long anyway).
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At first blush this seems very rambling and narrative. But he does a great job pulling things together to make a whole. It is fairly long, the next couple of books in the series are shorter. I am going to take a bit of a break before starting them.
Overall, this is a book I highly recommend. He takes on topics of theology in a very practical every day manner. There will be a lot to disagree with for many, but he approaches things in a way that makes it understand not only his position but how he got there.
I am not sure that a lot of people that don't have a fairly good background in theology would finish this book. But I do wish that the average Christian would be able to have training like this. It would make for much better Christians and a much better Church.
