Winn Collier — Writing the Biography of Eugene Peterson

Win Collier was a  Pastor for twenty-five years, founding All Souls Charlottesville. He now serves at Western Theological Seminary as Director of The Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination & Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Christian Imagination. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia where his work centered on the intersection of literary fiction and religion, particularly the sacramental landscape of Wendell Berry’s fictional town of Port William.This month Winn releases his official authorized biography of Eugene Peterson. He joined me to discuss how the project came about, tackling the overwhelming amount of material, and deciding what to include.