List Of Works By Eugene H. Peterson

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List of Works by Eugene H. Peterson

In order of original publication.

Growing Up in Christ: A Guide for Families with Adolescents. Atlanta, GA: John Knox Press, 1976.

A Year with the Psalms: 365 Meditations and Prayers. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1979.

Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work. Atlanta, GA: John Knox, 1980.

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1980.

Traveling Light: Reflections on the Free Life. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1982.

Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983.

Earth and Altar: The Community of Prayer in a Self-Bound Society. New York: Paulist / Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1985.

Forces Concealed in Quiet: Meditations from the Writings of John the Apostle. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1985.

Growing Up with Your Teenager. Old Tappan, NJ: F. H. Revell, 1987.

Psalms: Prayers of the Heart. LifeGuide Bible Studies. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1987.

Weddings, Funerals, and Special Events. With Calvin Miller et al. Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today / Waco, TX: Word, 1987.

Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987.

Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988.

Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989.

The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction. Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today / Waco, TX: Word, 1989.

Stories for the Christian Year, editor. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1992.

The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary English. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1993.

Praying with Jesus: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Jesus. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

Praying with the Psalms: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of David. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

Where Your Treasure Is: Psalms That Summon You from Self to Community. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993.

Like Dew Your Youth: Growing Up with Your Teenager. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1994.

Praying with Moses: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of Moses. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994.

Praying with the Early Christians: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of the Early Christians. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994.

Praying with Paul: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of Paul. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1995.

Praying with the Prophets: A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words and Actions of the Prophets. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1995.

Living the Message: Daily Reflections with Eugene H. Peterson. Edited by Janice Stubbs Peterson. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996.

Take and Read: Spiritual Reading, an Annotated List. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996.

Leap Over a Wall: Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Subversive Spirituality. Edited by Jim Lyster, John Sharon, and Peter Santucci. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1997.

Not a Day Goes by Without His Unfolding Grace. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1998.

The Wisdom of Each Other: A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998.

First and Second Samuel. Westminster Bible Companion. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1999.

The Psalms: An Artist’s Impression. Paintings by Anneke Kaai. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999.

The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call. With Marva J. Dawn. Edited by Peter Santucci. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000.

Allegories of Heaven: An Artist Explores the Greatest Story Ever Told. Illustrated by Dinah Roe Kendall. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Epiphanies: Stories for the Christian Year. Coedited with Emilie Griffin. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2003.

The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2003.

In a Word. With Anneke Kaai. Brewster, MA: Paraclete, 2003.

The Christmas Troll. Illustrated by Will Terry. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2004.

God’s Message for Each Day: Wisdom from the Word of God. Nashville: J. Countryman, 2004.

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005.

Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2006.

Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in Everyday Life. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2006.

A Year with Jesus: Daily Readings and Meditations. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2006.

Conversations: The Message with Its Translator. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2007.

The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007.

The Invitation: A Simple Guide to the Bible. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2008.

Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.

Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010.

The Pastor: A Memoir. New York: HarperOne, 2011.

Holy Luck: Poems. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2013.

As Kingfishers Catch Fire: A Conversation on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 2017.

A Month of Sundays: Thirty-One Days of Wrestling with Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 2019.

This Hallelujah Banquet: How the End of What We Were Reveals Who We Can Be. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 2021.