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

    Written by N. T. Wright

    Narrated by James Langton

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    In this groundbreaking book—available in audio 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateFeb 27, 2018
    ISBN9780062836342
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    N. T. Wright

    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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    • 5/5
      The deepest thoughts on heaven and resurrection I’ve read thus far.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It is diverse… it is scholarly…. It is understandable. Read with your heart and eyes open to
      What God wants to Say to you. Things you may have never been exposed to in all your life. It is a blessing.

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    • 5/5
      Such a thought provoking book. It has definitely prompted me to think differently about these topics. Highly recommend?
    • 5/5
      Insightful, persuasive, and powerful. Wright realigned my focus and gave me personally a new drive for mission and for my church.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful book. There is a little bit disagreement regarding hell. Otherwise, he really brings a fresh perspective on Christian hope.
    • 4/5
      This book helped me to better understand the theological basis for the Christian social engagement.