N.T. Wright

Wright, the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England, is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford. His book Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies (co-authored with Michael Bird) is published by Zondervan.

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The Christmas Story Has Always Been About Power

"There are two ways of projecting power: there is Herod’s way, and there is Jesus’ way," writes N.T. Wright.

By N.T. Wright

Of Easter and Elections

"Get resurrection right and political priorities, including wise voting, will rearrange themselves," writes N.T. Wright.

By N.T. Wright

The Bible's Most Misunderstood Verse

Leading theologian N.T. Wright on people misunderstand Romans 8

By N.T. Wright

How the Christmas Stories Call the Church to a Different Vision

Two weeks ago I visited our old family church, in the far north of England. I was placing flowers by my parents’ gravestone, in front of memorials to my grandparents, great-grandparents and sundry uncles and...

By N.T. Wright

What's the Point of Easter During a Pandemic?

This time last year the talk was all about what we will have learned when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, and allowing normal life to resume. People, it was suggested, would become more caring, more sensitive,...

By N.T. Wright

Should Churches Reopen or Stay Closed?

When the present pandemic began to take hold, a passage from the writings of Martin Luther went the rounds on the internet. With his usual combination of down-to-earth wisdom and practical piety, Luther insisted that...

By N.T. Wright

Christianity Can't Explain the Coronavirus

For many Christians, the coronavirus-induced limitations on life have arrived at the same time as Lent, the traditional season of doing without. But the sharp new regulations—no theater, schools shutting, virtual house arrest for us...

By N.T. Wright

The Revolutionary First Christmas

Our culture has downgraded the Christmas stories into sweet little songs and primary-school Nativity plays. But the birth of Jesus announces the start of a revolution

By N.T. Wright

The New Testament Doesn’t Say What Most People Think It Does About Heaven

For most modern Christians, the idea of “going to heaven” is a key belief. But early Christians had very different ideas on the subject

By N.T. Wright
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