God's Homecoming
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God's Homecoming

The Forgotten Promise of Future Renewal

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

God's Homecoming

The Forgotten Promise of Future Renewal

About this book

In Surprised by Hope, Tom Wright transformed how millions understood life after death - showing that authentic Christian hope isn't about "going to heaven," but about "heaven coming to earth" in the new creation.

Now, in God's Homecoming, world renowned theologian Tom Wright takes this vision a step further. Through a powerful exploration of Paul's letters and the Hebrew prophets, he reveals that biblical hope is not limited to individual salvation, but the renewal and reconciliation of all creation. At the heart of this hope is the promise that the Creator God will return to dwell among his people, filling the whole world with his glorious, healing presence.

Wright's in depth reading of Scripture reframes our understanding of grace, showing that Christianity is not about escaping the world but about God's initiative to restore it. When we stop asking, "How can I get to heaven?" and instead grasp God's desire to come and dwell with us, in us, and through us, we rediscover the true depth of the gospel: a story suffused with love, renewal, and divine purpose.

A profound follow-up to Surprised by Hope, God's Homecoming is essential reading for anyone interested in Christian theology, biblical studies, the afterlife, and the hope of resurrection, as well as fans of Tom Wright (NT Wright).

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Information

Year
2026
Print ISBN
9780281089154
9780281089154
eBook ISBN
9780281089178

Table of contents

  1. Introduction: The Forgotten Story
  2. Chapter 1: The Story of Scripture
  3. Section I: Starting Points and Groundwork: The Biblical Promises
  4. Chapter 2: Filling the Earth with Glory
  5. Chapter 3: Creation and Temple: The Glory Comes to Dwell
  6. Chapter 4: The Departing and Returning Glory
  7. Chapter 5: The Human Face of the God Who Comes
  8. Chapter 6: The Apparent Exceptions
  9. Chapter 7: The Homecoming of God: Filled with the Spirit
  10. Interlude: How Did We Miss the Point?
  11. Chapter 8: Switching the Script? The Bible and the Christian Tradition
  12. Chapter 9: God’s Arrival on Earth or the Soul’s Arrival in Heaven?
  13. Chapter 10: The Imagined Goal and the Unnecessary Journey
  14. Section II: So What? Living Within the Real Biblical Story
  15. Chapter 11: Worship, Evangelism, and Prayer
  16. Chapter 12: The Sacraments
  17. Chapter 13: The Polychrome Church as the Sign to the Powers
  18. Chapter 14: Life Beyond Death and the Calling of the Church
  19. Notes
  20. Search terms
  21. Search terms for Biblical Passages

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