{"product_id":"9780062098733_how-god-became-king","title":"How God Became King","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, powerfully restoring the lost central story of the Scripture: the powerful arrival of the kingdom of God, where the coronation of God through the acts of Jesus was the climax of human history. Wright fills the gaps that centuries of misdirection have opened up in our collective spiritual story, tracing a narrative from Eden, to Jesus, to today. Wright’s powerful re-reading of the Gospels, a landmark work of Christian theology, helps us re-align the focus of our spiritual beliefs, which have for too long been focused on the afterlife. Instead, the forgotten story of the Gospels reveals why we should understand that our real charge is to sustain and cooperate with God's kingdom here and now as part of our Christian mission. Echoing the triumphs of \u003ci\u003eSimply Christian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, Wright’s \u003ci\u003eHow God Became King \u003c\/i\u003eis required reading for any Christian searching to understand their mission in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow has the modern church forgotten the central story of its own Scriptures—and what can be done to recover it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Kingdom and the Cross:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover why the Gospels tell a single, powerful story of God’s victory, not a “kingdom” message that ends in failure or a “cross” message detached from Jesus’s life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Radical Re-Reading:\u003c\/b\u003e Challenge the assumption that the Gospels are primarily about “going to heaven” and uncover their true, world-changing message for our lives and mission on earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Story of Israel:\u003c\/b\u003e Understand how the life and work of Jesus serves as the astonishing climax to the long, unfinished story of Israel and what that means for the entire world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYour Mission in the World:\u003c\/b\u003e Move beyond a passive faith by grasping your active role in cooperating with God’s kingdom in the here and now, transforming the world around you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"N. T. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908557197461,"sku":"9780062098733","price":10.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062098733_dfef0695-0f16-436a-ac92-ecad5f87602f.jpg?v=1776890083","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062098733_how-god-became-king","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}