Selected Publications
Books:
Where Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in an Age of Hypocrisy (2020)
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If the church of your childhood has broken your heart--particularly, politically--if your faith foundations have been shaken by betrayal and complicity, it might seem quaint to turn toward virtues. And yet what are we yearning for but embodied goodness? Amy has given us a well-researched, beautifully written, strong book about the virtues necessary for the apocalypse. We need to lean in further to discernment, lament, love, and hospitality, not in a weak be nice sort of way but in the muscular, lean way that holds on to hope out of faith disguised as sheer stubbornness. This book is one part lament, one part hope, and entirely necessary for these days.' --Sarah Bessey, author, Miracles and Other Reasonable Things and Jesus Feminist
'Readers will find [Peterson's] courageous exposure of American evangelicalism's watered-down version of Christianity eye-opening, convicting, refreshing, and inspiring.' --Carolyn Custis James, author, Finding God in the Margins and Malestrom
'In this poignant, honest book, Amy Peterson confronts her disappointment with the evangelical leaders who handed her The Book of Virtues then happily ignored them for the sake of political power. But instead of just walking away, Peterson rewrites the script, giving us an alternative book of virtues needed in this moment. And it's no mistake that it ends with hope.' --James K. A. Smith, author, You Are What You Love, and editor-in- chief, Image journal
"Peterson is a thoughtful writer whose honest prose will appeal to any readers wanting to align themselves with God’s will, whether in a foreign land or at home.” -- Publishers Weekly starred review
Contributions in books:
Common Prayer: Reflections on Episcopal Worship
Utmost Ongoing: Reflections on the Legacy of Oswald Chambers
Elsewhere:
At Image:
Making Literature in the Anthropocene
At The Millions:
How to Be Harrowing
At The Other Journal:
Wanderlust: A Personal History
At 1966:
On a Clear Day
At Art House America:
Song Dedications
Milk and Honey
What We Cannot Hold
Remembering Rich Mullins
Life in a Sod House
Barefoot Places
At St. Katherine Review
Trail Guide
At River Teeth
Women Who Cry