Eugene H. Peterson - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Eugene H. Peterson
Eugene Peterson speaking in Seattle, 2009.
Born	November 6, 1932 East Stanwood, Washington, U.S.
Died	October 22, 2018 (aged 85) Lakeside, Montana, U.S.
Education	B.A. Seattle Pacific University S.T.B. New York Theological Seminary M.A. Johns Hopkins University
Notable work	The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language

Eugene H. Peterson (November 6, 1932 – October 22, 2018) was an American-born clergyman, scholar, author, and poet. He wrote over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language^[1] (Navpress Publishing Group, 2002), a paraphrase of the Bible.^[2]

Peterson, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, died on October 22, 2018 in Lakeside, Montana from congestive heart failure at the age of 85.^[3]

• List of poets from North America

• 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 Archived 2016-06-09 at the Wayback Machine by Clint Kelly, Lifeway

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• 1932 births
• 2018 deaths
• People with Alzheimer's disease
• American Presbyterian ministers
• American poets
• Educators from Washington (state)
• American theologians
• Writers from Washington (state)