Why is justice fair? Why do we crave relationships? Why are so many people pursuing spirituality? For two thousand years Christianity has claimed to answer these mysteries, and in Simply Christian, renowned biblical scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright demonstrates that it still does so today.
Like C. S. Lewis in his classic Mere Christianity, Wright makes the case for Christian faith from the ground up, assuming that the reader has no predisposition to and perhaps even some negativity toward religion in general and Christianity in particular. Simply Christian serves as a straightforward introduction for those unfamiliar with the faith, and a source of thoughtful, accessible scholarship for everyone. N. T. Wright is Bishop of Durham for the Church of England. He is one of today's leading theologians and author of Jesus and the Victory of God, which is widely regarded as one of the most significant studies in the contemporary "Third Quest" of the historical Jesus. He taught New Testament studies for twenty years at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities. Among his many published works are The Challenge of Jesus, The Meaning of Jesus (co-authored with Marcus Borg), and What Saint Paul Really Said. "Fresh, engaging, and highly readable, Tom Wright has the gift of being both profound and as simple as needs be. Simply Christian lives up to its title -- an invaluable guide for seekers and doubters as well as believers." - Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of FaithN. T. Wright's latest popular book, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, explains what Christianity is, while writing on a level that appeals to a very broad audience. Wright's book resembles C. S. Lewis's influential work, Mere Christianity, insofar as it is an attempt to explain the "core" of Christianity, while also defending the truth of the Christian faith. Like Lewis, Wright begins by making a case for belief...
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This book is in the tradition of books such as C.S Lewis' Mere Christianity in providing a synopsis of Christianity which attempts to describe "why Christianity makes sense" as the answer to the deep questions of the human soul, the longing for justice, spirituality, relationship, and beauty. It begins by looking at the human condition in general, and how these universal longings may be "echoes of a voice" that speaks to us...
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It presents a compelling case for Christianity without attempting to bully the reader (as C. S. Lewis often does in his essays) and without relying on all those "code words" that long-time Christians find familiar but others do not. This is the Gospel in plan English. Bravo! It firmly insists that Christianity makes claims about history - that Jesus lived, died, and rose again, and that this resurrection is the central...
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Simply Christian is SIMPLY AMAZING. This book is a great gem for both the Christian and non- Christian. Why do people long for justice? Why do we thirst for spirituality? Why do we long for relationships? Why does beauty not satisfy us fully? It is because we are humans that are made for and by God. We are children that groan for our Father. These are few of the questions the Bishop begins to address. These are the questions...
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I come from a background of nominal Presbyterian Christianity followed by many years in my adult life of fundamental, Pentecostal Christianity. My early years provided me with a dull version of Christianity; my later years the other extreme. Burned out from the emotionalism, the overemphasis on the sensational and what I see as the move toward the gospel of materialism cloaked in Christianese, I had just about given up on...
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