Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in Everyday Life

If you celebrate Christ's resurrection only one day of the year, you're missing something big.

After the resurrection of Jesus, nothing is the same. That truth can become personal for you through the pages of this latest work by Eugene Peterson, beloved pastor, scholar, and translator of The Message.

Dr. Peterson takes you back to Jesus' time so you can experience the Resurrection through the eyes of the biblical witnesses. You'll be a participant in the story, so its meaning and wonder can enliven your soul as never before. Christ's friends were utterly transformed by his resurrection. Their friendship, their work, and even their meals together took on a new meaning and purpose. The same can happen to us today.

When the Resurrection becomes the core reality of our spiritual formation, our dimmed eyes and dull souls are lifted to a place of continual renewal. Join Eugene Peterson on this pursuit of a more profound spiritual formation, founded on the wonder of Christ's resurrection. You'll discover what life is like when every day is Resurrection Day.

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Staff Review: The Christian enjoys vital union with the Lord Jesus Christ. In his death, we die to sin. In his resurrection life, we now live. The church needs a widely accessible book that explores these truths. However, Living the Resurrection is intended to fill quite a different gap. Modern evangelicalism often ignores or collapses the Christian life, focusing primarily on the entry point of conversion and the end point of entrance into heavenly life. Peterson addresses this problem by means of a common theme throughout his writings: spiritual formation. Beginning at the resurrection accounts, Peterson points to the power of Sabbath, Lord’s supper, and baptism to combat the deadening influences of monotony, individualism, and professionalism. While not quite the book for which I hoped, Living the Resurrection successfully links spiritual formation to everyday life through the means of grace that remain underappreciated in much of the American evangelical scene. Matthew Harmon, Westminster Bookstore Staff, March 2006

Eugene H. Peterson (1932–2018) was a pastor for thirty years, as well as a theologian and scholar of biblical languages. The author of more than thirty books, he is best known for The Message, his translation of the Bible into contemporary, poetic language. His ministry as a pastor and his writings on theology and spirituality have shaped generations of Christians.