Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
Week 16: Conclusion — Hope for the World
Read the Conclusion of Surprised by Hope. Key passages: Revelation 21:1–5; Romans 8:38–39; 1 Corinthians 13:12.
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Wright draws together every thread of his argument into a final vision of Christian hope that is earthy, embodied, joyful, and world-transforming — and issues a call to live differently in its light.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.As Wright concludes, he returns to the book's central claim: the Christian hope is not 'going to heaven' but resurrection and the renewal of all creation. Looking back over the whole book, how thoroughly has this claim been established for you? What lingering questions remain?
2.Wright argues that a properly eschatological Church is marked by joy — a deep, resilient joy rooted in the knowledge that death has been defeated and new creation has begun. Is 'joy' a word you would use to describe your church community? What inhibits it?
3.Wright ends with a vision of hope that is simultaneously personal (my own resurrection), communal (the resurrection of the people of God), and cosmic (the renewal of all creation). How does holding all three of these together guard against the distortions of both individualism and impersonal utopianism?
a.In your own faith, which of these three levels of hope is most vivid and which is least developed?
b.How might investing in all three dimensions make you a more whole and more hopeful person?
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