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

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 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:

1. Neo-gnosticism
2. Neo-imperialism
3. 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.

PrefacexiIntroduction11God the creator in a world of neo-Gnosticism4glimpses of gnosis in Western modernity4Creation and new creation21Against contemporary gnosticism29Conclusion332Jesus the Lord: the gospel and the new imperialism35The new imperialisms37Jesus as Lord48Living in gods alternative empire573Spirit of Truth in a postmodern world66The postmodern challenge67Spirit of Truth: the witness of John74Knowing, speaking and doing the truth85Conclusion93Notes99Select bibliography105Index of biblical references107Index of names and topics109

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, andlC*