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

by N.T. Wright

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

Neo-gnosticismNeo-imperialismPostmodernityEmploying 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.

Genres: Theology, Christian

117 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2025

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

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have liked to give it a 4-star, but it is too short and difficult for that. If a book is approachable, write it more approachable - and even if most content here is good, I zoned out when I was reading simply because it complicated the issues and made them boring somehow. I mean, modern takes on Gnosticism in culture, and how Christianity can be clear today as well, is an important topic that should be a strong and clear argument around, but this went a bit too theological-academic. There are parts here that shine and deserve a 5-star - so it is worth a read even if the totality does not impress - but that is not the fault of the message, I would say.

[Aaron Carlberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was going to give this book 3 stars, but realized these are lectures he gave nearly 20 years ago and while some of them are lacking for today, the did show great insight.

While I do take issues with NT Wright's particulair view of Atonement Theology, he is a man of intellect, grace, and a love for Jesus.