Surprised by Hope

Zusatztext A crystal-clear! powerful course-correction for all of us--Christian or otherwise. If you want to know what Easter is about! get yourself a copy of Surprised by Hope and hunker down for the read of a lifetime....literally. Informationen zum Autor N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He serves as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews as well as Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He has been featured on ABC News , Dateline , The Colbert Report , and Fresh Air . Wright is the award-winning author of many books, including Paul: A Biography , Simply Christian , Surprised by Hope , The Day the Revolution Began , Simply Jesus , After You Believe , and Scripture and the Authority of God . Klappentext Christians Don't Go to Heaven Heaven Comes Here Zusammenfassung In this groundbreaking bookavailable in paperback for the first timerenowned Bible scholar! Anglican bishop! and bestselling author N. T. Wright argues that Christians have not distorted the Bible's message about heaven and what happens after we die. For years! Christians have been asking! "If you died tonight! do you know where you would go?" It turns out that many believers have been giving the wrong answer. It is not heaven. Wright outlines the present confusion about a Christian's future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright asserts that Christianity's most distinctive idea is bodily resurrection! and provides a magisterial defense for a literal resurrection of Jesus. Wright then explores our expectation of "new heavens and a new earth!" revealing what happens to the dead until then and what will happen with the "second coming" of Jesus. For many! including many Christians! it will come as a great surprise to learn that heaven comes to earth instead of us going to heaven. Wright convincingly argues that what we believe about life after death directly affects what we believe about life before death. For if God intends to renew the whole creationand if this has already begun in Jesus's resurrectionthe church cannot stop at "saving souls" but must anticipate the eventual renewal by working for God's kingdom in the wider world! bringing healing and hope in the present life. ...

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N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world’s leading Bible scholars. He serves as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews as well as Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He has been featured on ABC News, Dateline, The Colbert Report, and Fresh Air. Wright is the award-winning author of many books, including Paul: A Biography, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Simply Jesus, After You Believe, and Scripture and the Authority of God.

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Christians Don't Go to Heaven

Heaven Comes Here

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In this groundbreaking book—available in paperback for the first time—renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright argues that Christians have not distorted the Bible’s message about heaven and what happens after we die.

For years, Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out that many believers have been giving the wrong answer. It is not heaven.

Wright outlines the present confusion about a Christian’s future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright asserts that Christianity’s most distinctive idea is bodily resurrection, and provides a magisterial defense for a literal resurrection of Jesus. Wright then explores our expectation of "new heavens and a new earth," revealing what happens to the dead until then and what will happen with the "second coming" of Jesus. For many, including many Christians, it will come as a great surprise to learn that heaven comes to earth instead of us going to heaven.

Wright convincingly argues that what we believe about life after death directly affects what we believe about life before death. For if God intends to renew the whole creation—and if this has already begun in Jesus’s resurrection—the church cannot stop at "saving souls" but must anticipate the eventual renewal by working for God’s kingdom in the wider world, bringing healing and hope in the present life.