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

Name: Surprised by Hope Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
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ISBN: 9780061551826

ISBN-10: 0061551821

ISBN-13: 9780061551826

Edition: 2008

Authors: N. T. Wright, Nt Wright

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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…

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List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/5/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

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 severing as the Chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews; he has been featured on ABC News , Dateline , The Colbert Report , and Fresh Air . Wright is the award-winning author of The Case for the Psalms , How God Became King , Simply Jesus , After You Believe , Surprised by Hope , Simply Christian , Scripture and the Authority of God , and The Meaning of Jesus (coauthored with Marcus Borg), as well as translator for The Kingdom New Testament .



Preface



Setting the Scene



All Dressed Up and No Place to Go?


Introduction


Confusion about Hope: The Wider World


Varieties of Belief



Puzzled About Paradise?


Christian Confusion About Hope


Exploring the Options


The Effects of Confusion


Wider Implications of Confusion


The Key Questions



Early Christian Hope in Its Historical Setting


Introduction


Resurrection and Life after Death in Ancient Paganism and Judaism


The Surprising Character of Early Christian Hope



The Strange Story of Easter


Stories Without Precedent


Easter and History


Conclusion



God's Future Plan



Cosmic Future: Progress or Despair?


Introduction



Evolutionary Optimism



Souls in Transit



What the Whole World's Waiting For


Introduction


Fundamental Structures of Hope


Seedtime and Harvest


The Victorious Battle


Citizens of Heaven, Colonizing the Earth


God Will Be All in All


New Birth


The Marriage of Heaven and Earth


Conclusion



Jesus, Heaven, and New Creation


The Ascension


What About the Second Coming?



When He Appears


Introduction


Coming, Appearing, Revealing, Royal Presence



Jesus, the Coming Judge


Introduction


Second Coming and Judgment



The Redemption of Our Bodies


Introduction


Resurrection: Life After Life After Death


Resurrection in Corinth


Resurrection: Later Debates


Rethinking Resurrection Today: Who, Where, What Why, When, and How



Purgatory, Paradise, Hell


Introduction


Purgatory


Paradise


Beyond Hope, Beyond Pity


Conclusion: Human Goals and New Creation



Hope in Practice: Resurrection and the Mission of the Church



Rethinking Salvation: Heaven, Earth, and the Kingdom of God


Introduction


The Meaning of Salvation


The Kingdom of God



Building for the Kingdom


Introduction


Justice


Beauty


Evangelism


Conclusion



Reshaping the Church for Mission (1): Biblical Roots


Introduction


The Gospels and Acts


Paul



Reshaping the Church for Mission (2): Living the Future


Introduction: Celebrating Easter


Space, Time, and Matter: Creation Redeemed


Resurrection and Mission


Resurrection and Spirituality



Two Easter Sermons


Notes


Index


Biblical Passages