Peterson is brilliant. He’s a masterful theologian and an engaging author.You don’t have to know the book of Jeremiah (Peterson’s subject) to be able to appreciate Run with the Horses, but it helps. Peterson jumps around and doesn’t get bogged down with trying to summarize an entire book of the Bible. It helps the flow and leaves the reader wanting more of the “weeping prophet”—which might just lead some to actually venture into the Old Testament.
His writing is beautiful and challenging, each chapter short in length but long in meditative potential. It left me reeling more than once, particularly the chapter about living in exile. I would highly recommend this book, but I’ll level with you: it’s got lots of big words, it’s not a quick read and it’s going to be most appreciated by those willing to look first in the mirror when wrestling with questions about what’s wrong with the world.
