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    Practice Resurrection Study Guide
    Practice Resurrection Study Guide
    Practice Resurrection Study Guide
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    Practice Resurrection Study Guide

    By Eugene H. Peterson and Peter Santucci

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    Though bringing people to new birth in Christ through evangelism is essential, says Peterson, isn't it obvious that growth in Christ is equally essential? Yet the American church does not treat Christian growth and character formation with equivalent urgency. We are generally uneasy with the quiet, obscure conditions in which growth takes place, and building maturity in Christ too often gets relegated to footnote status in the text of our lives.

    In Practice Resurrection Peterson brings the voice of Scripture -- especially Paul's letter to the Ephesians -- and the voice of the contemporary Christian congregation together to unpack what it means to fully grow up "to the stature of Christ." Peterson's robust discussion will move readers to restore transformed Christian character to the center of their lives.

    This helpful study guide is designed to enable small groups in schools or churches -- or even individuals -- to delve deeper into the timely wisdom of Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ. Peter Santucci here breaks up Peterson's book into thirteen "sessions," each of which contains a summary, select quotes to consider, questions for interaction, and a prayer drawn from the text of Ephesians that is covered in the corresponding book chapter.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEerdmans
    Release dateMay 17, 2010
    ISBN9781467441360
    Practice Resurrection Study Guide
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    Eugene H. Peterson

    Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The Message Bible (17 million sold), authored more than 30 books, including the spiritual classics A Long Obedience in the Same Direction and Run with the Horses. He earned his BA in Philosophy from Seattle Pacific University, his STB from New York Theological Seminary, and his MA in Semitic Languages from John Hopkins University. He also held several honorary doctoral degrees. In 1962, Peterson was founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Bel Air, Maryland, where he and his wife, Jan, served for 29 years before retiring in 1991. Peterson held the title of professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, British Columbia, from 1998 until his death in 2018.

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    • 5/5
      "Practice Resurrection" is the last book of a five book series of conversations in spirituality and theology by Peterson. It is an exceptional ending to an excellent series of books. Peterson looks at various aspects of our faith journey throughout the series in a thoughtful and thought provoking way that speaks to followers of the Way whether they are evangelical or mainline in their traditions and backgrounds. This last book offers a wonderful insight into what it truly means to be church. Focusing on the letter of Ephesians and the church at Ephesus, Peterson explores Paul's writing to help the reader understand more deeply that the way of imitating Jesus is both about holiness AND about being in community - not only with God, but with one another. In one of the earlier books ("The Jesus Way"), he concludes that we cannot have the Jesus truth and live the Jesus life with following the Jesus way ("I am the way, the truth, and the life). In Paul's letter, Peterson helps us to see in the Ephesian church how that way of Jesus manifests itself, not just in personal holiness, but in being a commited part of the body of Christ. I found the book to be very readable and well written with areas for deep reflection. It is biblically based and focused and does an excellent job of exploring the various meanings of Ephesians for a modern context. In fact, I found it so well done, that I am preparing to use it to lead a Bible study based on Ephesians that explores what it means to be a resurrection people leading a resurreciton life.
    • 5/5
      Practice Resurrection is Peterson's meditations on what the church is, according to Ephesians. As you would expect from him, the church is not some nebulous concept but a very practical household—among other metaphors.If you're stuck with the idea of church as a mere building, or something exclusive between you and Jesus, Peterson's book will challenge you to think more biblically about Christ's bride. Every page has quotable zingers that cut to the quick of North American spirituality. Even if you don't agree, you'll be challenged.Practice Resurrection is the final volume in Peterson's "conversations" series. He started the series strong with Christ Plays and Eat This Book. The Jesus Way was mediocre, and Tell it Slant was almost disappointing—I wondered if Peterson had wrote himself out of ideas. Thankfully, Practice Resurrection wraps up this series with both style and substance.

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