02000ctm a2200349 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300700030003000800410003301000170007402000290009102000150012003500240013504000080015904200140016705000210018108200120020210000550021424501080026925000120037726000350038930000260042450400640045050505680051452002280108265000170131065000180132765000270134585600810137285600910145385601060154415391164OSt20260217104011.0ta150206s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng d a 2008297998 a9780061551826 (hardback) a0061551821 a(OCoLC)ocn179808266 cDLC alccopycat00aBT903b.W75 200800a2362221 aWright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas)q(Nicholas Thomas)10aSurprised by hope :brethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church /cN.T. Wright. a1st ed. aNew York :bHarperOne,cc2008. axiv, 332 p. ;c24 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-314) and index.0 aAll dressed up and no place to go? -- Puzzled about paradise? -- Early Christian hope in its historical setting -- The strange story of Easter -- Cosmic future : progress or despair? -- What the whole world's waiting for -- Jesus, heaven, and new creation -- When He appears -- Jesus the coming judge -- The redemption of our bodies -- Purgatory, paradise, hell -- Rethinking salvation : heaven, earth, and the Kingdom of God -- Building for the Kingdom -- Reshaping the church for mission : Biblical roots -- Reshaping the church for mission : living the future. aOffers 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. 0aEschatology. 0aResurrection. 0aMission of the church.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1002/2008297998.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2008297998-d.html423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2008297998-b.html