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If you refuse to believe me, I will no longer consider you my
son... Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful
retirement on a remote farm in Sweden, the country of his mother's
birth. But with a single phone call, everything changes. Your
mother... she's not well, his father tells him. She's been
imagining things - terrible, terrible things.In fact, she has been
committed to a mental hospital. Before Daniel can board a plane to
Sweden, his mother calls: Everything that man has told you is a
lie. I'm not mad... I need the police... Meet me at Heathrow.
Daniel is immediately caught between his parents - whom to believe,
whom to trust? He becomes his mother's unwilling judge and jury.
Presented with a horrific crime, a conspiracy that implicates his
own father, Daniel must examine the evidence and decide for
himself: who is telling the truth? And he has secrets of his own
that for too long he has kept hidden...
In this groundbreaking book—available in paperback 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.
A thoughtful and provocative collection in the vein of the
intellectual spiritual classic "The Weight of Glory" from N. T.
Wright, the influential Bishop, Bible scholar, and bestselling
author widely regarded as a modern C. S. Lewis
An unusual combination of scholar, churchman, and leader, N. T.
Wright hailed by "Newsweek" as the world s leading New Testament
scholar is not only incredibly insightful but conveys his knowledge
in terms that excite and inspire Christian leaders worldwide,
allowing them to see the Bible from a fresh viewpoint. In this
challenging and stimulating collection of popular essays, sermons,
and talks, Wright provides a series of case studies which explore
how the Bible can be applied to some of the most pressing
contemporary issues facing us, including: Why it is possible to
love the Bible and affirm evolution Why women should be allowed to
be ordained Where Christians today have lost focus, and why it is
important for them to engage in politics and why that involvement
benefits everyone Why the Christian belief in heaven means we
should be at the forefront of the environmental movement And much
more
Helpful, practical, and wise, "Surprised by Scripture" invites
readers to examine their own hearts and minds and presents new
models for understanding how to affirm the Bible in today s world
as well as new ideas and renewed energy for deepening our faith and
engaging with the world around us."
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