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title: "Take and Read: Spiritual Reading — An Annotated List by Eugene Peterson"
description: "Summary: Eugene Peterson's list of books that he has found helpful in developing his own spiritual life. Take and Read is a simple concept. Peterson said he looked at his shelves of books and listed t..."
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date: 2015-09-28
modified: 2026-07-15
author: "Adam Shields"
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# Take and Read: Spiritual Reading — An Annotated List by Eugene Peterson

![](https://bookwi.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cover-45602.jpg)**Summary: Eugene Peterson’s list of books that he has found helpful in developing his own spiritual life.**

Take and Read is a simple concept. Peterson said he looked at his shelves of books and listed the ones he thought helpful along with a short description of why the books were helpful.

I love book lists and as I have been more interested in reading older books, lists like this are helpful. I read this on kindle and highlighted the books that I thought I would read and then went to [Kindle.Amazon.com](https://kindle.amazon.com), logged into my account and I can see the whole list. Which I turned into a wishlist so I can come back to them over time.

This is not a long book, just a bit over 100 pages. And it is nearly 20 years old, so nothing is recent. But if you want someone’s take on spiritually helpful books, this is a good list.

If I only read the books from this list that I highlighted, it would probably take me well over a year.

**Take and Read: Spiritual Reading — An Annotated List by Eugene Peterson Purchase Links: [Paperback](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802840965/), [Kindle Edition](http://www.amazon.com/Take-Read-Spiritual-Reading-Annotated-ebook/dp/B004HD49WG/)**

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