Top 25 Quotes by N. T. Wright

About N. T. Wright

These are some quotes by British author N. T. Wright Clergyman, who was born on December 1, 1948.

The question of Heaven, the question of what happens after death, is one which a lot of people in our culture try to put off as long as they can, but sooner or later it suddenly swings round and looks them in the eye.

N. T. Wright

You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.

You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.

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It's very easy for a church just to slide along from week to week, taking it for granted that we do our services like this and that, and we celebrate the sacraments like this and that.

It's very easy for a church just to slide along from week to week, taking it for granted that we do our services like this and that, and we celebrate the sacraments like this and that.

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Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king.

Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king.

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Death is a monster; death is horrible.

Death is a monster; death is horrible.

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I think future generations will say the late 20th century and the early 21st century was a time of great convulsions and upheavals.

I think future generations will say the late 20th century and the early 21st century was a time of great convulsions and upheavals.

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Far too many people, especially within evangelicalism, think that the individual is all that matters, and that the corporate dimension is a distraction or diversion. Of course Christianity is deeply personal for every single Christian; nobody gets lost in the kingdom of God. But you can't play that off against the corporate dimension.

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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.

Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.

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Love is not just tolerance. It's not just distant appreciation. It's a warm sense of, 'I am enjoying the fact that you are you.'

Love is not just tolerance. It's not just distant appreciation. It's a warm sense of, 'I am enjoying the fact that you are you.'

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Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' 'How do I know that Mozart's 'Jupiter Symphony' is sublime and beautiful?' There are all sorts of things which come at a more lowly level than that - 'How do I know that two plus two equals four?' There are different layers, different types of knowing.

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