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Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 236.8
EAN: 9780061551826
ISBN: 0061551821
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: February 01, 2008
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: February 05, 2008
Sales Rank: 979
Studio: HarperOne




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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.



Award-winning author N. T. Wright outlines the present confusion about a Christian's future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright, who is one of today's premier Bible scholars, asserts that Christianity's most distinctive idea is bodily resurrection. He provides a magisterial defense for a literal resurrection of Jesus and shows how this became the cornerstone for the Christian community's hope in the bodily resurrection of all people at the end of the age. 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, all this will come as a great surprise.



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.



Lively and accessible, this book will surprise and excite all who are interested in the meaning of life, not only after death but before it.





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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Must Read
Bishop Wright has taken one of the most important concepts of Christianity and in non-theological terms clarified the teachings Jesus and the apostles about life-after-life-after-death and what is means for the mission of the Church. Many readers will have a surprise when the learn that they will not spend eternity in a white robe, with halo and harp, playing boring music. He strips off confusing ideas added in the Middle Ages and today's pop culture and shines a light on what we should be doing ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good Book
N. T. Wright is a great author and most knowledgeable within the Christian ranks. At the same time he can sometimes speak a little over my head. The book is worthwhile if you want to work while you read it.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Powerful insights & lifechanging truth
I believe this book is destined to be a "Christian classic" along the lines of C.S. Lewis's best works. Being more succinct than Wright's previous tomes, it is much easier to digest and has, in turn, a greater impact on the reader. I say this having read most of what N.T. Wright has written.

The central of truth of the kingdom of heaven being inaugurated with Christ's life, death and resurrection is one of the most powerful truths ever -- and will change our lives, if we'll let it. ... Read More



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - LOOK AT MY COMMENT
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I looked at this book at B and N...I would never subject my soul to such ideas. I wish to inform christians that what you read affects the soul. Please read Jung and the history of the church, you christians may come to know some things about your shadow...which is deep and dark, 1700 yr period. European *christians* have been persecuting jews for the past 1700 years. Violent persecutions. Of course you do not wish to look at that, truth hurts.
This book ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - refreshing and insightful
We often view the afterlife in very narcissistic terms, as some kind of self-centered, individualistic reward for personal holiness. Bishop Wright blows that theory right out of the water. Its not about us at all, but the Kingdom of God and our expanding role in it. Having just finished this excellent book, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about what the Bible actually teaches about what resurrection really means for the life of the world. You may be surprised, as the ... Read More



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