Eugene Peterson on Bono
Posted by nathan on 23 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: thoughts on god.
In a recent interview with Relevant Magazine, Eugene Peterson was asked: “How big of an ego-kick was it to hear that Bono was quoting you on U2’s Elevation tour? He quoted your version of Psalm 116 to introduce the song “Where the Streets Have No Name.”
Eugene Peterson’s response:
I have to confess that when my students told me that this was happening, I had to ask, ‘Who’s Bono?’ They were astounded because this was the biggest thing that had happened to them. I have since come to realize that he is a person who uses his celebrity status in a committed, compassionate, socially Christian way. We don’t have many people like that. A lot of celebrities do benefits. That’s not what he’s doing. He has a broad strategy for AIDS and does his best to involve world leaders. He’s not afraid of the word Jesus.
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