Eugene Peterson

Eugene H. Peterson translator of The Message a bestselling translation of the Bible is professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College British Columbia and the author of over thirty books. He earned his BA in philosophy from Seattle Pacific University his STB from New York Theological Seminary and his MA in Semitic languages from Johns Hopkins University. He also holds several honorary doctoral degrees. In 1962 Peterson was a founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Bel Air Maryland where he served for 29 years before retiring in 1991. He and his wife live in Montana.