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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Besides not agreeing with half of the theology in this book, this author does not write in a way which is orthodox logic. That being said there is a lot of good perspective to be gained from reading this book, just be careful not to let it destroy your mind, because it can.
Pointed scholarship/practical application
Paradigm shifting in many ways. I found this to be incredibly encouraging and invigorating to my soul. A scholarly, Biblical theology to understanding and practicing the mission of the which in the modern age.
Paradigm shifting in many ways. I found this to be incredibly encouraging and invigorating to my soul. A scholarly, Biblical theology to understanding and practicing the mission of the which in the modern age.
No book on this earth has single handedly changed my entire life like this book. I cannot recommend it enough. I have no words other than it is a must-read.
I cannot do a full review of this book since I read it out of order for a class (we were assigned to read certain chapters during certain units) but I will say one thing. I found that when Wright was going against or disagreeing with someone, he came across annoyed, angry, and stuck up. Even if I disagreed with him and or the person he was disagreeing with, I still felt attacked and wished I could have put the book down.
My husband recommended this book to me years ago when he was required to read it for seminary. I'm sorry it took me so long to take him up on it. I'm not sorry that I took my time with it. The words N.T. Wright offers in interpreting Scripture and the resurrection often made me want to sing and dance and hug the book to my chest. I am surprised by hope, indeed, and saddened that this message is not shouted from every pulpit in every church every day of every week. Oh, the possibilities for the kingdom of God if we lived the hope.
A must-read for every person who calls themselves a Christian. Be warned, though: it is a challenging message and readers cannot remain the same after reading.
A must-read for every person who calls themselves a Christian. Be warned, though: it is a challenging message and readers cannot remain the same after reading.
4.5 stars.
I really enjoyed it in the end and it made me think a lot and certainly inspired me too. I also learned a lot from it that will be informing my thinking in the future.
However I did get a little lost in the middle. So many theology terms that he used multiple times before explaining what they meant!
Nevertheless really enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed it in the end and it made me think a lot and certainly inspired me too. I also learned a lot from it that will be informing my thinking in the future.
However I did get a little lost in the middle. So many theology terms that he used multiple times before explaining what they meant!
Nevertheless really enjoyed it!
This may be my favorite Wright book thus far, which is saying a lot. Like Rob Bell in Love Wins, Wright challenges the popular American notion that the point of Christianity is to “save souls” and instead contends that a fuller understanding of salvation, heaven and the resurrection will dramatically change how we live now. Wright is so thorough and writes so passionately that it feels impossible to give a quick summary (and narrowing down my quote choice to just a few seemed a Herculean task), so perhaps the best I can do is to say: the Kingdom starts now. As Christians we are called action, to work with God to truly make things on earth as they are in heaven, and this should affect every aspect of our life. It calls us to defy injustice and corruption, to care for all of creation, to treat everyone with love, to elevate the arts, to see ourselves as part of a community not simply as individuals, to relieve suffering –in short, to live as image-bearers of God. I could go on forever, but instead I’ll just say that you should read it and find out for yourself.
informative
slow-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced