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Surprised by hope : rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church / N.T. Wright.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : HarperOne, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 332 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780061551826
  • 0061551821
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 236/.8 22
LOC classification:
  • BT873 .W75 2008
  • BV4638 .W75 2008
Contents:
Part 1. Setting the scene: -- 1. All dressed up and no place to go? -- 2. Puzzled about paradise? -- 3. Early Christian hope in its historical setting -- 4. The strange story of Easter -- Part 2. God's future plan: -- 5. Cosmic future: progress or despair? -- 6. What the whole world's waiting for -- 7. Jesus, heaven, and new creation -- 8. When He appears -- 9. Jesus the coming judge -- 10. The redemption of our bodies -- 11. Purgatory, paradise, hell -- Part. 3. Hope in practice: resurrection and the mission of the church: -- 12. Rethinking salvation: heaven, earth, and the kingdom of God -- 13. Building for the kingdom -- 14. Reshaping the church for mission: biblical roots -- 15. Reshaping the church for mission: living the future
Summary: Offers a reinterpretation of biblical teaching on what happens after death, arguing that literal bodily resurrection is at the heart of Christianity and exploring the implications of this for the church's work in the world.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BT873 .W75 2008 Available 31794003109395
Book on Reserve Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Course Reserve (Ask for items at Service Desk) BV4638 .W75 2008 Available 35898001543269

LTSS: Death and Resurrection LTSS: Fall 2024

Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BV4638 .W75 2008 1 Available 31826003174035

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Setting the scene: -- 1. All dressed up and no place to go? -- 2. Puzzled about paradise? -- 3. Early Christian hope in its historical setting -- 4. The strange story of Easter -- Part 2. God's future plan: -- 5. Cosmic future: progress or despair? -- 6. What the whole world's waiting for -- 7. Jesus, heaven, and new creation -- 8. When He appears -- 9. Jesus the coming judge -- 10. The redemption of our bodies -- 11. Purgatory, paradise, hell -- Part. 3. Hope in practice: resurrection and the mission of the church: -- 12. Rethinking salvation: heaven, earth, and the kingdom of God -- 13. Building for the kingdom -- 14. Reshaping the church for mission: biblical roots -- 15. Reshaping the church for mission: living the future

Offers a reinterpretation of biblical teaching on what happens after death, arguing that literal bodily resurrection is at the heart of Christianity and exploring the implications of this for the church's work in the world.

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