I am not the only one, of course, who was stirred up by Eugene’s earthy, incarnational, poetic theological perspective. U2’s Bono shares my appreciation for Eugene’s work. In recent media coverage, including a moment where Bono dedicated a live song last week to Peterson’s legacy, I remembered David Taylor’s documentary. David is a professor at Fuller Seminary and an alum (like me) of Regent College. He managed to orchestrate a meeting between Bono and Eugene in Montana to talk about the Psalms. I think this is a lovely conversation on poetry, art, and biblical song with an evocative message to the church and a prophetic calling to Christian artists.
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