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

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For years Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out Christians have been giving the wrong answer. It is not heaven.One of today's premier Bible scholars and 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 shows that Christianity's most distinctive idea is bodily resurrection. First, he provides a magisterial defense of a literal resurrection of Jesus himself. This became the cornerstone for the Christian community's hope in the bodily resurrection of all people at the end of the age. Next Wright explores our expectation of "new heavens and new earth," showing 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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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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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.

Author Biography

N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He is now serving as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews. For twenty years Wright taught New Testament studies at Cambridge, McGill, and Oxford Universities, and he has been featured on ABC News, Dateline, "The Colbert Report", and "Fresh Air". Wright is the award-winning author of "After You Believe", "Surprised by Hope", "Simply Christian", "The Challenge of Jesus", and "The Meaning of Jesus" (coauthored w

Review

"This book is N.T. Wright at his finest." -- Rob Bell, author of Velvet ElvisHis conclusions are both simple and world-shaking -- Library JournalThis book will be widely read because it stirs together Scripture, tradition, art and world affairs with pleasing metaphors and public courage. -- The Dallas Morning News"Wright's unwavering faith in the resurrection is quite evident as he defends the Easter narratives on historical and theological grounds." -- America Magazine"N.T. Wright can write. . . when it comes to questions of Christ's resurrection and what that means, no one is more persuasive. Wright's new book, Surprised by Hope, builds on C.S. Lewis' succinct defense of the faith and takes it to a new level." -- World Magazine"In calling Christians to an epistemology of love and a re-emphasis of the Easter season, Wright knocked it out of the park." -- Beliefnet (A "Top Religious Book of the Year")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. -- Phyllis Tickle, Beliefnet.com

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"Wright's unwavering faith in the resurrection is quite evident as he defends the Easter narratives on historical and theological grounds."

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If you died tonight, do you know where you would go? Most Christians would answer this question incorrectly. In Surprised by Hope, New Testament scholar N.T. Wright explains that nearly all Christians are wrong when it comes to life after death. Wright, author of the modern classic Simply Christian, explains that according to the Scriptures, all souls go to an interim afterlife to await resurrection upon the second coming of Christ. Wright argues that this makes a fundamental difference in how we should live our lives; we should not merely wait to go to heaven, but instead actively work towards creating a heaven on earth. This fascinating and informative book is perfect for anyone interested in the meaning of life - not only after death but, beforehand as well. N. T. Wright is Bishop of Durham for the Church of England. He is one of today's leading theologians and author of Jesus and the Victory of God. He has been featured on "ABC News," "Dateline," and "Fresh Air." He taught New Testament studies for twenty years at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities. Among his many published works are Simply Christian, The Challenge of Jesus, The Meaning of Jesus (co-authored with Marcus Borg), and What Saint Paul Really Said. "N. T. "Tom" Wright is one of the most formidable figures in the world of Christian thought."- TIME

Details ISBN0061551821 Author N.T. Wright Short Title SURPRISED BY HOPE Pages 332 Publisher HarperOne Language English ISBN-10 0061551821 ISBN-13 9780061551826 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 234.25 Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-02-28 Residence ENK Subtitle Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church DOI 10.1604/9780061551826 Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-02-05 NZ Release Date 2008-02-05 US Release Date 2008-02-05 UK Release Date 2008-02-05 Imprint HarperPaperbacks Audience General Imprint US HarperOne Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this

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