melanieboyer 's review for:

Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright

5.0

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Re-read Nov/Dec 2014 -- The first read (a few years ago) completely changed my views about heaven. Re-reading, I was struck more by the second part of the book, where he talks about how a proper view of the resurrection should affect the way we live our lives here on earth. And how the point of the resurrection is NOT simply to "go to heaven when we die" but that God's kingdom has begun and we can be a part of it; our job is to proclaim the good news of his reign, and help bring God's kingdom from heaven to earth. With this in mind, everything we do matters. This view of the resurrection changes everything. I'll probably re-read (again) in a couple years.
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Completely changed my thinking about heaven. I'll have to read it again to retain it all.