Reflecting the Glory: Meditations for Living Christ's Life in the World

by N.T. Wright

An award-winning Bible scholar challenges us to live the life of Christ. How can we become the people through whom God heals and reconciles the world? One of the most respected biblical scholars of our time provides fifty-three meditations for Lenten reflection or for use any time of the year. Includes a study guide for seven weeks of group study in Lent, for weekend retreats, or use in adult education classes in congregations.

Genres: Theology, Christian Living, Christian, Spirituality, Devotional, Nonfiction

196 pages, Paperback

First published November 21, 1997

About the author

N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England (2003-2010) and one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He is now serving as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews. He has been featured on ABC News, Dateline NBC, The Colbert Report, and Fresh Air, and he has taught New Testament studies at Cambridge, McGill, and Oxford universities. Wright is the award-winning author of Surprised by Hope, Simply Christian, The Last Word, The Challenge of Jesus, The Meaning of Jesus (coauthored with Marcus Borg), as well as the much heralded series Christian Origins and the Question of God.

He also publishes under Tom Wright.

Reviews

[Maria Copeland · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent Lenten reading!

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably one of the best devotionals I have ever worked through and would recommend to anyone interested.

[Ryan Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

N. T. Wright continues to deliver sound exegesis and offers a vision of the eschaton that is at once profound and inspiring. He unpacks a number of passages in this Lenten devotional with a mastery of the text that is found nowhere else. Each of his insights and discussions lead to a deeper understanding to what Jesus came to do in this world and is doing in this world. It is a great devotional that I recommend highly to anyone who is seeking a devotional for the season of Lent or is simply looking for a devotional during the year.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is definitely not your every day devotional. It is substantial theological exposition written at a level that is accessible for most leaders. Rather than being primarily inspirational, Wright uses daily passages of Scripture from various New Testament books to help the reader understand the events of the first Lenten season in a deeper, more historically/culturally grounded way.

[Whitney T · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay, but a lot of the "deeper thoughts" he had were not written well enough to find many applicable points for this to be an actual devotional. I appreciated the scriptures used, but found it hard to dig and find applicable points or things to dwell on. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, but can see where others deeper in theological thought may enjoy it.

[Aaron Cummings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent devotional. The central point, that we who are in Christ bear His glory in our persons has found its way into my thinking at countless turns. It's simply a way I look at the world at this point.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has been a very helpful book for life these days. I really like N.T. Wright's perspectives and insights.

[Joshua · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tried to read this during Lent and simply didn't find the devotions all that coherent or cohesive.

[Nathan Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great devotional book, with some real teeth to it. N.T. Wright does a great job of painting a picture of what a missional life of the follower of Jesus looks like.