{"id":9029,"date":"2016-04-26T11:56:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=9029"},"modified":"2016-04-28T14:16:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T18:16:23","slug":"bono-and-eugene-peterson-the-psalms-a-film-and-a-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=9029","title":{"rendered":"Bono and Eugene Peterson – The Psalms – a Film and a Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blog<\/a>Photo Credit: atu2blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Last night, in Richmond, Virginia, I had the opportunity to attend a preview screening of the film (premiering today on YouTube). The film is a 20-minute documentary highlighting the friendship between musician Bono of U2 and theologian Eugene Peterson. \"Blog<\/a>Photo Credit: ThirdRVA<\/a><\/p>\n

Their sweet and surprising friendship began when Bono contacted Peterson to express thanks for his translation of the Psalms<\/a>.\"Blog<\/a>Photo Credit: Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

U2’s song 40<\/strong><\/em> was inspired by Peterson’s translation of Psalm 40 (The Message: Psalms<\/a>). During their 2015 Innocence + Experience Tour, the production included dropping pieces of paper, like confetti, onto the audience; these were excerpts from \u00a0Ulysses<\/a><\/i>, Lord of the Flies<\/a><\/i>, the Psalms<\/a>, and Alice in Wonderland<\/a><\/i> falling from the ceiling like confetti<\/a>. (Wikipedia<\/a>) Bono seems enthralled by both the societal relevance and the personal meaning of the Psalms in his life. He owes that to Eugene Peterson.<\/p>\n

This documentary is beautiful in its simplicity, honesty, and mutual regard between Bono and Peterson. It’s a conversation between them, and our experience as audience is being brought close in by the filmmaker…as if the only thing missing was our cup of coffee at that table.<\/p>\n

How the film was conceived came through the efforts of David Taylor, professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. He was a past student of Eugene Peterson’s. He had some way to reach out to Bono (unclear that connection but I’m sure it will come out as the film becomes known and loved). Finally, Taylor also knew the work of Nathan Clarke’s Fourth Line Films<\/a>. Somehow he pulled all these principals together and with the generous support of Fuller Seminary, this documentary was created.<\/p>\n

You will love it!<\/p>\n