As someone who is almost always reading some theologian, listening to different pastors, reading the Bible-- what NT Wright has to say changed my life and the way that I see Jesus and the church and the way I read my Bible. I'm not trying to sound self righteous like I had heard everything before...
This is the book that I wanted to write: A virtue ethics book that incorporates the inaugurated Kingdom. Although Wright does not use that language precisely, he does speak to the new heart, the role of the Spirit, the transformation of desires, and the need for the mortification of the flesh. Ca...
I wanted to give this book 3.5 stars, so I rounded up.I always enjoy reading NT Wright. In doing a senior thesis several years ago on Wright's views, I enjoyed finally reading his book on justification itself. The best critiques of Wright (Moo, Vanhoozer, Gaffin) are balanced, and I largely agr...
Would have given it another star if the author wasn't so annoyingly snobbish. Very good, writing, beautiful actually. Not exactly clear-cut Toulmin reasoning/critical analysis, but that just means taking more time to digest what Wright is trying to say. At the same time, I'm still kind of left in...
Wright is more personal in this short, quick, but strong appeal to make the Psalms a more regular part of Christians' devotional lives and a constant source for corporate worship. He weaves into his case many of the themes that he has worked out before (the Kingdom of God/Kingship of Christ, valu...