Surprised By Hope: Rethinking Heaven, The Resurrection, And The Mission Of The Church
- Author: N. T. Wright
- Narrator: James Langton
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 11:06:34
Synopsis
In this groundbreaking book—available in audio 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.
Chapters
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001 Surprised By Hope
Duration: 34s -
002 Prologue
Duration: 08min -
003 Chapter 01
Duration: 22min -
004 Chapter 02
Duration: 38min -
005 Chapter 03
Duration: 47min -
006 Chapter 04
Duration: 54min -
007 Chapter 05
Duration: 29min -
008 Chapter 06
Duration: 36min -
009 Chapter 07
Duration: 34min -
010 Chapter 08
Duration: 32min -
011 Chapter 09
Duration: 19min -
012 Chapter 10
Duration: 40min -
013 Chapter 11
Duration: 51min -
014 Chapter 12
Duration: 39min -
015 Chapter 13
Duration: 01h03min -
016 Chapter 14
Duration: 50min -
017 Chapter 15, Part 1
Duration: 43min -
018 Chapter 15, Part 2
Duration: 41min -
019 Appendix
Duration: 10min -
020 Credits
Duration: 46s