What does Christianity stand for in the 21st century?
How can we believe it?
Why do we need it?
In this modern classic, bestselling author Tom Wright invites you on a journey into the heart of Christianity and shows you how it can be lived authentically today.
Taking the reader through the Christian faith step by step and question by question, Simply Christian offers compelling explanations for even the most hardened sceptics, while leaving believers spiritually refreshed and exhilarated.
‘How can one find the words to describe a book so beautifully and skilfully written, so inspired, so full of generosity and genius?’
Anne Rice
‘Absolutely wonderful, radical and very powerful.’
Antony Flew
‘An invaluable guide for seekers and doubters as well as believers.’
Os Guinness
‘Exceptional. . . it is hard to think of a parallel since Lewis.’
Church Times
İçerik tablosu
Introduction ix
Part 1
ECHOES OF A VOICE
1 Putting the world to rights 3
2 The hidden spring 15
3 Made for each other 25
4 For the beauty of the earth 34
Part 2
STARING AT THE SUN
5 God 49
6 Israel 62
7 Jesus: the coming of God’s kingdom 78
8 Jesus: rescue and renewal 90
9 God’s breath of life 103
10 Living by the Spirit 111
Part 3
REFLECTING THE IMAGE
11 Worship 123
12 Prayer 136
13 The book God breathed 148
14 The story and the task 158
15 Believing and belonging 170
16 New creation, starting now 185
To take things further . . . 203
Index 205
Yazar hakkında
Tom Wright is Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of more than 80 influential books, including The New Testament for Everyone, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Paul: A biography, The New Testament in its World and On Earth as in Heaven (all published by SPCK).