http://www.ntwrightproject.com A Collaborative Study on the Work of Tom Wright Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:18:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A long passage toward the end of Wright’s Jesus and the Victory of God is helping re-hatch and expand my Christology. Moreover, it’s put me in touch with the humanity of Jesus in a profound way. A broad statement, but nonetheless true, is that most Christians today have no problem ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2009/10/07/grappling-with-the-raw-humanity-of-jesus/ This is the second part of my review of Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision. I stated in the first part the two historical events that kept coming to mind while reading through Wright’s book: (1) the sixteenth-century theological dispute that set the Reformation in motion and (2) Karl Barth’s ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2009/07/17/a-barth-like-bombing-a-review-of-justification-part-2-of-2/ InterVarsity Press was gracious to send me a copy of Wright’s new book to review. While reading Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision, two historical events kept coming to mind. The first is the sixteenth-century theological showdown now referred to as the Reformation; the second is Barth’s landmine commentary on ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2009/06/28/can-the-new-holy-war-be-avoided-a-review-of-justification-part-1/ Back in April I spent a week closely reading Karl Barth’s treatment of war in Church Dogmatics and writing an essay that affirmed some aspects and critiqued others. Over the last few years I’ve developed strong convictions in favor of nonviolence and pacifism through my reading of the Gospels, Martin ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2009/05/08/violence-monsters-and-the-ascension-barth-and-wright-on-the-problem-of-war/ I’m back from a long break and there’s a nice blanket of white snow here in Princeton. Perfect time to start working through Wright’s big blue book, Jesus and the Victory of God (hereafter JVG), which is the second volume in his Christian Origins and the Question of God series. He ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2009/01/14/can-the-two-brothers-be-reconciled/ Having reached the end of our study of NT Wright, I would like to reflect on one of the things I have most appreciated about Wright's work: his use of Scripture.  Because so much of our theology depends upon how we treat and use the Bible, understanding the way in ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2008/12/08/splendid-inconsistency/ There's a favorite hymn lyric that goes "They'll know we are Christians by our love".  These words are sung in churches every Sunday.  But I wonder if many of the people singing them really want to be known as Christian.  It seems to me that lately we will do anything ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2008/11/10/and-theyll-know-we-are-christians-by-our/ Five minutes ago I finished reading New Testament and the People of God. It is hard to describe the sense of accomplishment that I feel right now. On the one hand, I just finished reading 476 pages. On the other, Wright's text is so rich that it demands a second ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2008/11/09/at-long-last-part-1-of-3/ The church I grew up in didn’t observe the liturgical year, nor is it part of the larger evangelical tradition I come from. Other than Christmas and Easter, I never knew there was something called the “Christian calendar.” Strictly speaking, the church's liturgical year revolves around the key events in ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2008/11/07/throwing-the-banana-out-with-the-skin-thoughts-on-the-liturgical-year/ “The important thing is that we grasp the central hope of the ultimate resurrection, set within new creation itself, and that we reorder all our thinking and speaking about every other after-death question in that light.” (Surprised by Hope, 174) This simple statement helps me see questions of the afterlife in ... http://www.ntwrightproject.com/2008/10/16/grasping-the-thesis-of-new-testament-hope-or-how-we-specialize-in-asking-the-wrong-questions/