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S9 Ep949: The Gospel, New Creation, Re-reading Paul, Heaven, and American Christianity: Dr. N.T. Wright

Theology in the Raw

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The Gospels, Not Trying to Get to Heaven When You Die

The western tradition simply sinks back into the going to heaven narrative. When when i say that's not what the bible's about, people look at me as though i am kind of weird. I wrote surprised by hope in two thousand and seven 14 years ago now. And i often meet people who say, oh, i loved your book, surprised by hope. But then listen to them talk or preach, and they may have loved the book, but it hasn't actually changed the way they tell the story.

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