God in Public - How The Bible Speaks Truth To Power Today

What has Christianity to do with power?
Why must the church remind those in authority of their responsibilities?
What can Christians do to act as the voice of the voiceless?
How can speaking of God in public help to create new structures of international justice and peace?

These are the central questions running through Tom Wright's latest book, in which he demonstrates the many ways in which faithful exegesis of scripture can throw fresh light - God's light - on the great philosophical and ethical problems of our day.

About the author

Tom Wright was Bishop of Durham from 2003-10 and is now Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. A regular broadcaster on radio and television, he has written over 40 books, including the For Everyone guides to the New Testament and the bestselling Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, Virtue Reborn and Simply Jesus.

Summary

How can we work out what God wants us to do in response to the burning issues facing the world today? Tom Wright shows us how the Bible can point us in the right direction.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Wright
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9780281074235
• ISBN: 978-0-281-07423-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 267 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Christian social thought & activity