Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My first NT Wright book--really enjoyed his biblical insights & overall exegesis. Wright also has a very engaging writing style, even though he's explicating deep & serious theological issues. Wright's reminder that Christianity's view of heaven & the resurrection is not gnostic or dualistic is very important--Christ's resurrection was the "first fruits" clearly demarcating that God's eternal Kingdom (the "Kingdom of heaven" Jesus announced) had broken into the kingdom of this world, and that those who truly believed & followed Him would also be fully resurrected bodily to be participants in the fully restored future "new heaven & earth." That hope now fuels believers & followers of Christ to work for the Kingdom of heaven that is even now breaking out all over the present earth. Borrowed the ebook from our library.


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