FOR ALL THE SAINTS?
'We have been drifting into a muddle and a mess, putting together bits and pieces of traditions, ideas and practices in the hope that they will make sense. They don't. There may be times when a typical Anglican fudge is a pleasant, chewy sort of thing, but this isn't one of them. It's time to think and speak clearly and act decisively'.
With these robust words Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham, throws down a challenge to current liturgy and practice surrounding All Saints' and All Souls' Days, and sets out to clarify our thinking about what happens to people after they die. Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, what it means to pray for the dead, what (and who) are the saints, are all addressed in this invigorating and rigorously argued book.
"In challenging the existence of an eternal soul and questioning the traditional view of Heaven, Dr Wright is taking a more biblical approach than most of his more liberal contmemporaries. More often it has been the liberalism of Bishops of Durham that shocked the establishment."
-The Times
Other Books by Tom Wright (NT Wright):
John For Everyone Part 1
John For Everyone Part 2
Mark For Everyone
Paul For Everyone The Prison Letters
Paul For Everyone 1 Corinthians
Paul For Everyone 2 Corinthians
Paul For Everyone Galatians and Thessalonians
Paul For Everyone Romans Part 1
Paul For Everyone Romans Part 2
Hebrews For Everyone
Matthew For Everyone Part 1
Matthew For Everyone Part 2
Evil and the Justice of God
Jesus and the Victory of God Volume 2
Meaning of Jesus, The
Simply Christian
Lord and His Prayer, The