Description: Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description 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 todays premier Bible scholars and award-winning author N.T. Wright outlines the present confusion about a Christians future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright shows that Christianitys 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 communitys 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 Jesuss resurrection - the church cannot stop at "saving souls" but must anticipate the eventual renewal by working for Gods 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. Publisher Description 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 Christians future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright, who is one of todays premier Bible scholars, asserts that Christianitys 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 communitys 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 Jesuss resurrection—the church cannot stop at "saving souls" but must anticipate the eventual renewal by working for Gods 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 worlds 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 Details ISBN 0061551821 ISBN-13 9780061551826 Title Surprised by Hope Author N.T. Wright Format Hardcover Year 2008 Pages 332 Publisher HarperOne GE_Item_ID:84955355; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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Book Title: Surprised by Hope : Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Topic: Personal Growth / General, Christian Theology / Eschatology, Afterlife & Reincarnation, Christianity / General, Christianity / Anglican, Eschatology
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Self-Help
Item Weight: 17.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: N. T. Wright
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
