Eugene H. Peterson, 85, Scholar Turned Homespun Pastor, Dies – New York Times October 25, 2018 by Fulcrum The Rev. Eugene H. Peterson, a Presbyterian minister who challenged the mass marketing of Christian evangelism and wrote a shelf of books on religion — notably The Message, a series that recast the Bible into everyday English — died on Monday at his home in Lakeside, Mont. He was 85. Robert D McFadden. New York Times. 23 October 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare