An Excellent Summary of Wright's Longer Works
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Wright seems very faithful to the whole Christian community in that he choses to make his theological works available to both the expert and the simple parishioner/church-goer. This work seems distilled from larger works such as "The Resurrection of the Son of God", and brings his messages of hope for this world and redemption to the average reader.
The book is well written, and references his larger works so those interested in pursuing ideas further may easily find Wright's more in-depth treatments of various subjects.
Some reader's seemed to take offense at Wright's attempt to make his theological insights practical and govern how we live. Some might take offense when he links certain dispensationalist concepts and non-ecologically sound policies? I believe some of his statements are made in the more prophetic tradition, in the wake of John the Baptist and the Hebrew prophets, whose messages were very political.... and thus unpopular.
If his statements rankle and irritate, then maybe it is the spirit of God trying to get our attention. We should at the least carefully discern Wright's ideas to determine if they are biblical, and not allow our politics/patriotism to a priori dismiss them.
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