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

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

N.T. Wright

4.33 AVERAGE

stephenreadsandwrites's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative medium-paced

dankeohane's review against another edition

5.0

amazing (though admittedly somewhat dry at times) and revelatory. looking at Christianity in what I honestly feel is the true context , explaining why the resurrection and the kingdom on earth now is exactly what it all means. Those passages / events I've read over and over and scratched my head, muttering "but what about this part?" all make sense in this new light. not to elevate Mr. Wright to the level of Jesus, but reading this I feel like one of the two travelers to amaus (however it's spelled) suddenly hearing how all of the past events fit into the scriptures. Can't recommend this more, but again it's pretty heavy doctrine and language wise, but if you consider yourself a 'seasoned' Christian, you need to read this.