Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
Award-winning author and premier theologian N. T. Wright tackles the biblical question of what happens after we die and shows how most Christians get it wrong—a difference that makes all the difference to the lives we live here on Earth. Following his resonant exploration of a life of faith in...
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Award-winning author and premier theologian N. T. Wright tackles the biblical question of what happens after we die and shows how most Christians get it wrong—a difference that makes all the difference to the lives we live here on Earth. Following his resonant exploration of a life of faith in Simply Christian, the award-winning author whom Newsweek calls “the world’s leading New Testament scholar” takes on one of life’s most controversial topics, a matter of life, death, spirituality, and survival for everyone living in the world today.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061551826 (0061551821)
ASIN: 61551821
Publish date: February 5th 2008
Publisher: HarperOne
Pages no: 332
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Academic,
Book Club,
Religion,
College,
Christian,
Faith,
Christianity,
Spirituality,
Theology,
Church
I have struggled with writing this review primarily because of he extremely high reviews by others. I do not share the opinion that this book is the ultimate explanation of resurrection and life after death. NT Wright has the ability to clearly explain his thoughts and position on specific topics....
When I read Evil and the Justice of God, I had a lot of questions on how Wright arrived at some of his beliefs. Many of those questions were answered in this helpful book. Wright takes a look at the Biblical evidence for the after-life (or as he puts it "life after life after death"), revealing that...
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