Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, The Resurrection, And The Mission Of The Church

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2007

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Preface-Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Appendix

Key Figures

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How would you characterize Wright’s tone and style of writing in Surprised by Hope? Is the book aimed at a scholarly or a general audience? Provide some evidence from the text.

Wright argues that “orthodox Christian belief” about life after death is little known to society at large, even to Christians. Why is this? What is the basis of the distinction that Wright draws between orthodox and popular beliefs, and why have the two diverged?

Why, in Wright’s analysis, is the belief in bodily resurrection a rebuke to those who wield power unjustly?