Broken Signposts, N. T. Wright
Broken Signposts, N. T. Wright
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Broken Signposts
How Christianity Makes Sense of the World

Author: N. T. Wright

Narrator: Ralph Lister

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperOne

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

In this thoughtful follow-up to Simply Christian, today’s leading Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and acclaimed author uses the Gospel of John to reveal how Christianity presents a compelling and relevant explanation for our world.

N. T. Wright argues that every world view must explain seven “signposts,” indicators inherent to humanity: Justice, Spirituality, Relationships, Beauty, Freedom, Truth, and Power. If we do not live up to these ideals, our societies and individual lives become unbalanced, creating anger and frustration—negative emotions that divide us from ourselves and from God, he contends. Using the Gospel of John as his source, Wright shows how Christianity defines each signpost and illuminates why we so often see them as being "broken" and unattainable. Drawing on the wisdom of the Gospels, Wright explains why these signposts are fractured and damaged and how Christianity provides the vision, guidance, and hope for making them whole once again, ultimately healing ourselves and our world. 

About N. T. Wright

N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world’s leading Bible scholars. He is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, and Senior Editor at Saint Andrews. He has been featured on ABC News, Dateline, The Colbert Report, and NPR’s Fresh Air. Wright is the award-winning author of many books, including Paul: A Biography, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Simply Jesus, After You Believe, and Scripture and the Authority of God.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Justin on December 02, 2020

This is another moving book by my favorite modern day theologian and ancient historian that has been greatly encouraging, challenging, and spiritually nourishing. If I was not a Christian, I would still find Wright sane, and respect him as someone who writes seriously and poignantly about the first......more

Goodreads review by Mikejencostanzo on December 19, 2020

It’s middle school English class. “Boys and girls, list all the abstract nouns you can.” Your mind races, “Uh. Freedom. Love. Truth.” In Broken Signposts, Author N.T. Wright selects seven of these classic “abstract” concepts, and explains how sin has twisted them, but not beyond recognition. Wright......more

Goodreads review by Bettina on March 24, 2023

Tom Wright weet heel goed hoe hij moeilijke concepten in heldere taal en moderne voorbeelden moet uitleggen. In dit boek neemt hij het Evangelie van Johannes en legt aan de hand daarvan zeven concepten uit, Gerechtigheid, Liefde, Spiritualiteit, Schoonheid, Waarheid en Macht. Dit zijn wegwijzers die......more

Goodreads review by Fred on May 28, 2022

Accessible but profound, NT Wright has once again given the church a great gift. Looking at seven longings in the human heart including justice, spirituality, beauty, love and power he shows how various accounts in the Gospel of John answer these questions. Wright calls these topics "broken signpost......more

Goodreads review by Graydon on February 11, 2023

Wright’s explores - through the book of John - seven signposts: justice, beauty, relationships, spirituality, power, and freedom. They are broken signposts - they make sense of the world and we all inherently long for them, yet we also know the broken expressions of each. This is a great book to sti......more