{"product_id":"surprised-by-hope-rethinking-heaven-the-resurrection-and-the-mission-of-the-church-isbn-9780062089977","title":"Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this groundbreaking work of Christian theology—available in paperback for the first time—renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright argues that Christians have often misunderstood the Bible’s message about heaven and what happens after we die.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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 to this question about life after death. It is not heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWright 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. This cornerstone of Christian eschatology sets the stage as 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWright 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 the kingdom of God in the wider world, bringing healing and hope in the present life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprised by Hope unpacks the stunning, world-changing truth of Christian eschatology, revealing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA New View of the Afterlife:\u003c\/b\u003e Why the ultimate Christian hope is not about \"going to heaven\" when you die, but about a physical, glorious new body in God's renewed world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Bodily Resurrection:\u003c\/b\u003e A magisterial defense of Jesus's literal resurrection as the foundation for a Christian's future hope and the start of God's new creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNew Heavens and a New Earth:\u003c\/b\u003e A detailed exploration of God's final plan, where heaven and earth are joined and the whole creation is redeemed, not abandoned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Mission of the Church:\u003c\/b\u003e How a correct understanding of our future hope energizes our present work for justice and healing, showing that what we do now matters for eternity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eChristians Don't Go to Heaven\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeaven Comes Here\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This book is N.T. Wright at his finest: dismantling the tired old theologies of escapism and evacuation to help a whole generation of us more clearly grasp a Jesus revolution for here, now, today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Bell, author of Velvet Elvis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is N.T. Wright at his finest.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Bell, author of Velvet Elvis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An important interpretive contribution to an ongoing theological-pastoral task.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter Brueggemann, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Seminary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wright’s unwavering faith in the resurrection is quite evident as he defends the Easter narratives on historical and theological grounds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crystal-clear, powerful course-correction for all of us--Christian or otherwise. If you want to know what Easter is about, get yourself a copy of Surprised by Hope and hunker down for the read of a lifetime....literally. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhyllis Tickle, Beliefnet.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In calling Christians to an epistemology of love and a re-emphasis of the Easter season, Wright knocked it out of the park.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeliefnet (A \"Top Religious Book of the Year\")\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis conclusions are both simple and world-shaking - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“N.T. Wright can write. . . when it comes to questions of Christ’s resurrection and what that means, no one is more persuasive. Wright’s new book, Surprised by Hope, builds on C.S. Lewis’ succinct defense of the faith and takes it to a new level.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be widely read because it stirs together Scripture, tradition, art and world affairs with pleasing metaphors and public courage. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887841800421,"sku":"NP9780062089977","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062089977.jpg?v=1730227574","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/surprised-by-hope-rethinking-heaven-the-resurrection-and-the-mission-of-the-church-isbn-9780062089977","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}