In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N. T. Wright challenges us to rethink our notions of heaven and the implications of the doctrine of heaven for the entire Christian faith. In Chapter Four Wright explores “the strange story of Easter.” He begins by drawing attention to four [...]
The Offering: What Happened When God Offered All (Rom. 12:1-2)
by Chris on 03. Feb, 2009 in Last Sermon
Steve Prothero is a Boston University professor and author of the book Religious Literacy.[i] When Prothero began teaching twenty years ago he found that few students could name the authors of the Christian Gospels. Fewer could name a single Hindu Scripture. Almost none could name the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. This concerned [...]
The Offering: What Happened When God Offered All (Rom. 12:1-2)
by Chris on 22. Jan, 2009 in Barriers to Belief, Last Sermon
Steve Prothero is a Boston University professor and author of the book Religious Literacy.[1] When Prothero began teaching twenty years ago he found that few students could name the authors of the Christian Gospels. Fewer could name a single Hindu Scripture. Almost none could name the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. This concerned [...]
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