Creation, Power, and Truth: The Gospel in a World of Cultural Confusion

by N. T. Wright

Overview

In Creation, Power and Truth, N. T. Wright invites readers to consider the crucial ways in which the Christian gospel challenges and subverts the intellectual, moral and political values that pervade contemporary culture. In doing so, he asks searching questions about three defining characteristics of our time: neo-gnosticism, neo-imperialism and postmodernity. Employing a robust Trinitarian framework, Wright looks afresh at key elements of the biblical story while drawing out new and unexpected connections between ancient and modern worldviews. The result is a vigorous critique of common cultural assumptions and controlling narratives, past and present, and a compelling read for all who want to hear, speak and live the gospel of Christ in a world of cultural confusion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310172925
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	04/29/2025
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

N. T. Wright is the former bishop of Durham and senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He is one of the world's leading New Testament scholars and the award-winning author of many books, including?After You Believe, Surprised by Hope, Simply Christian, Interpreting Paul, and The New Testament in Its World, as well as the Christian Origins and the Question of God series.

Table of Contents

Preface xi Introduction 1 1 God the creator in a world of neo-Gnosticism 4 glimpses of gnosis in Western modernity 4 Creation and new creation 21 Against contemporary gnosticism 29 Conclusion 33 2 Jesus the Lord: the gospel and the new imperialism 35 The new imperialisms 37 Jesus as Lord 48 Living in god’s alternative empire 57 3 Spirit of Truth in a postmodern world 66 The postmodern challenge 67 Spirit of Truth: the witness of John 74 Knowing, speaking and doing the truth 85 Conclusion 93 Notes 99 Select bibliography 105 Index of biblical references 107 Index of names and topics 109