"The Challenge of Wright" 4 1/2 stars

What a tremendous book. It should be required reading for all of my Evangelical fellows. I recommend it for most readers above the ponderous "Jesus and the Victory of God", although some wrinkles show through from where the larger work was compressed into "The Challenge of Jesus." I also recommend that the reader consider his short work on Paul (What Did Paul Really Teach) as a necessary companion work fleshing out his concept of the essential message of the Gospel of the Kingdom. Wright sheds compelling light on what the Gospel actually is and isn't, light that calls both conservative and liberal practitioners of faith into account. The one area where the book goes soft is on matters of operationalizing the faith in modern life. I cannot blame him on this point, as the whole Church in its present form is so clueless on the question, "How, then, shall we live?" And he is, after all, a scholar, not an apostle.^M

A Must Read

This book is a must read for any individual looking for greater meaning in their current walk with the Lord. The book is a challenge and calls us to a deeper physical relationship.

This one I will read again....and again.

When you pick up a book and begin the "conversation" between the authors words and your thoughts - it doesn't take very long to understand or see the authors intent early on. With this book - I knew immediately that Wright is at a whole different level that what my mind can work. Now, don't get me wrong - I loved the book! But wrapped inside are nuggets that are so profound that you can't just breeze by them without them searching crevices of your mind.^M