유진 피터슨

**유진 H. 피터슨**(Eugene H. Peterson,** **1932년 11월 6일 ~ 2018년 10월 22일)은 미국에서 태어난 목회자, 학자, 저자, 그리고 시인이다. 그는 30권 이상의 저서를 출판하였다. 대표적인 작품으로  복음주의 기독교출판협의회로부터 상을 받은 책 "The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002)" 이 성경을 풀어준 책이다.

## 개인생활
그는 1932년 11월 6일, 워싱턴주 이스트 스탠우드에서 태어나 몬태나주 칼리스펠에서 성장했다. 시애틀 퍼시픽 대학에서 학사 학위를, 뉴욕신학교에서 철학 학사 학위를, 존스 홉킨스 대학에서 히브리어를 전공하여 석사학위를 받은 뒤미국장로교단(PCUSA)에서 목사안수를 받았다. 또한 시애틀 퍼시픽대학에서 명예박사 학위를. 메시아대학에서 명예박사 학위를 받았다. 개신교 영성 신학을 이끌고 있는 대표적인 신학자이자 목회자. 목회자들의 목회자로 더 잘 알려져 있다. 캐나다 벤쿠버에 있는 리전트 대학(Regent College)에서 영성 신학을 가르쳤으며, 미국 메릴랜드 주에 있는 장로교회(Christ Our King Presbyterian Church)에서 30년 간 목회자로 섬겼다.  영성을 오늘의 언어와 이야기로 풀어내는 데 탁월하다.

## 신학적 논쟁들
* 동성애 인정으로 인하여 정통 기독교로부터 많은 비난을 받았다.
* 문제가 되었던 질문과 대답 기자가 '만약에'라는 말이 들어가있는 질문이었다.  **만약에 동성결혼을 교인이 한다면 주례를 맡을 것인가? 라는 질문이었다.**
* 범신론적 철학을 수용한 것에 대해 비판을 한다.

## 선택한 작품
* *A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society* (1980)
* *Run With the Horses: The Quest for Life at its Best* (InterVarsity Press, November 1983)
* *Traveling Light: Modern Meditations on St. Paul's Letter of Freedom* (Helmers & Howard Publishing, 1988)
* *Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination* (HarperCollins Publishers, 1988)
* *Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer* (Harper San Francisco, 1991 reprint)
* *Where Your Treasure Is: Psalms that Summon You from Self to Community* (Wm. B. Eerdman Publishing Company, 1993)
* *Like Dew Your Youth: Growing Up with Your Teenager* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994)
* *Subversive Spirituality* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publish Publishing Group, 1994, reprinted in 1997 and 2006)
* *Take and Read: Spiritual Reading, An Annotated List* (Eerdmans-Regent College Publishing, 1996)
* *Leap Over a Wall: Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians* (HarperCollins Canada / Religious, 1997)
* *1 and 2 Samuel - Westminster Bible Companion* (Westminster John Knox Press, 1999)
* *The Wisdom of Each Other: A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends* (Zondervan, 2001)
* *The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language* (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002)
* *The Christmas Troll* (Navpress Publishing Group, 2005)
* *Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in an Everyday Life* (Navpress Publishing Group, 2006)
* *The Pastor: A Memoir* (HarperOne, 2011)
* *As Kingfishers Catch Fire: A Conversation on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God* (WaterBrook, May 2017)
* *Every Step an Arrival: A 90-Day Devotional for Exploring God's Word* (WaterBrook, Oct. 2018)

**목회신학** 시리즈

* *Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1980)
* *The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1980)
* *Working The Angles: The Shape Of Pastoral Integrity* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, May 1987)
* *Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992)
* *The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call* (co-authored with Marva Dawn) (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000)

**기도** 시리즈
* *Praying with Jesus: A Year of Daily Prayer and Reflection on the Words and Actions of Jesus* (Harper San Francisco, 1993)  
* *Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayer and Reflection on the Words of David* (Harper San Francisco, 1993)  
* *Praying with Moses: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Moses* (Harper San Francisco, 1994)  
* *Praying with the Early Christians: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of the Early Christians* (Harper San Francisco, 1994)  
* *Praying with Paul: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Paul* (Harper San Francisco, 1995)  
* *Praying with the Prophets: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of the Prophets* (Harper San Francisco, 1995)  

**영적 신학** 시리즈

* *Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2005)
* *Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, January 2006)
* *The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way* (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2007)
* *Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers * (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2008)
* *Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ * (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Group, 2010)

## 각주

## 외부 링크

* Eugene Peterson Books and Audio
* A Conversation with Eugene Peterson by Michael J. Cusick, Mars Hill Review, 1995
* Spirituality For All The Wrong Reasons by Mark Galli, Christianity Today, 2005
* Eugene Peterson: The Story Behind The Message by Clint Kelly, Lifeway
* Eugene Peterson @ Calvin College  - January 24, 2006, Peterson reads the introduction and first chapter of *Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading*
* U2 Connections: Eugene Peterson by Angela Pancella, @U2
* The Psalms in America - an interview with Eugene Peterson, with samples of his interpretations of the psalms.
* Bono & Eugene Peterson | The Psalms - an interview with Bono and Peterson about the role of the Psalms in their lives, music, etc.

분류:1932년 출생
분류:미국의 장로교도
분류:스웨덴계 미국인
분류:존스 홉킨스 대학교 동문
분류:영어 성경 번역자
분류:2018년 사망
분류:워싱턴주 출신 작가