BIBLIOTHÈQUE

Consultation et prêt
Centre de documentation et d’aide à la recherche

Image from OpenLibrary

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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : HarperOne, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 332 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780061551826
  • 0061551821
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 236 22
LOC classification:
  • BT903 .W75 2008
  • BV4638 .W75 2008
Online resources:
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.
Item type: Livre
Holdings
Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
1-Bibliothèque ETEQ BT 903 W75 2008 Available Marques de lecture en stylo ETEQ0295

Bibliogr. p. 297-314 et 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.

Powered by Koha