What do Christians hope for? To leave this wicked world and go to
'heaven' For the 'kingdom of God' to grow gradually on earth? What
do we mean by the 'resurrection of the body', and how does that fit
with the popular image of sitting on clouds playing harps? And how
does all this affect the way we live in the here and now? Tom
Wright, one of our leading theologians, addresses these questions
in this provocative and wide-ranging new book. He outlines the
present confusion about future hope in both church and world. Then,
having explained why Christians believe in the bodily resurrection
of Jesus himself, he explores the biblical hope for 'new heavens
and new earth', and shows how the 'second coming' of Jesus, and the
eventual resurrection, belong within that larger picture, together
with the intermediate hope for 'heaven'. 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' 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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