Peter J. Gomes

Peter J. Gomes has been minister of Harvard University’s Memorial Church since 1974, when he was appointed Pusey Minister of the church, and serves as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals. An American Baptist minister, he was named one of America’s top preachers by Time magazine. He is the recipient of thirty-three honorary degrees and an Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, the University of Cambridge, England, where the Gomes Lectureship is established in his name.

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Bible/Jesus Experts

The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus

What's So Good About the Good News?

Talking Points

Gomes is consistently sought out by the national media, has a robust lecture schedule, and is actively supported by the Harvard alumni clubs across the country. Hailed by TIME magazine as one of the best seven preachers in America, Gomes has emerged as one of this country’s most influential thinkers.

Description

“What did Jesus preach?”, asks esteemed Harvard Memorial Church pastor Peter J. Gomes

Excessive focus on the Bible and doctrines about Jesus have led the Christian church astray. According to Gomes, in order to recover the transformative power of the gospel—”the good news”—we must go beyond the Bible and rediscover how to live out Jesus’s original revolutionary message of hope.

After ruminating on the Bible in the New York Times bestselling The Good Book, Gomes returns to topics of large public interest in this new book. With eloquence and insight, using examples from ancient times as well as modern pop culture, Gomes shows us why the good news is every bit as relevant today as it was when first preached.

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