Book five of Eugene Peterson's landmark SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY series: foundational reading for the twenty-first-century church. Continuing Peterson's evaluation of contemporary Christian spirituality, PRACTISE RESURRECTION is a study of the book of Ephesians. It is often thought to be Paul's most difficult letter, but has been for over thirty years Peterson's text for his identity as a pastor. Peterson points out that although Christians emphasise the importance of new birth, growth is equally important. This book is a conversation on spiritual formation and what it means to become a mature Christian. As with the first four books in this series, PRACTISE RESURRECTION is written for both lay and academic audiences. Challenging but deeply rewarding, it combines scholarship with the human experience and lightness of touch for which Peterson is known. Also available in the Spiritual Theology series: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Eat This Book, The Jesus Way and The Word Made Flesh.
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4 primary booksSpiritual Theology is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Eugene H. Peterson and Peter Santucci.
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This is my second reading of Practice Resurrection. I have generally the same impression as the first time, that this is a great book about what it means to become mature in Christ and why the local church has to be a part of that. I think this is an important book for local church leaders to read about maturity and I think this is a book that counters the idea among some Christians that the focus of Christianity is on the salvation event. Christianity is not about an event, but about practicing to become more like Christ. Just like playing an instrument or doing anything else well, if we want to become better at it, we must practice. If we want to be more like Christ, we have to practice being like Christ.
This is also a long reflection on the book of Ephesians. I appreciate that Peterson grounds pretty much all of his book on a particular piece of scripture. While he moves around it is the book of Ephesians that is the heart.
My first Full review on my blog at http://bookwi.se/practice_resurrection/
My second reading review is at http://bookwi.se/practice-resurrection/
