Broken Signposts Quotes

“Part of the hope the Christian faith offers is the knowledge that God will not allow injustice to be the last word. That is a central element in the good news of the gospel.”
― N.T. Wright, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World

“(the joy of the church at every baptism, every bread breaking) is like an ever-increasing intimacy with a close friend, family member, or spouse.”
― Tom Wright, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World

“Philosopher Theodore Adorno said that one cannot write poetry after Auschwitz.”
― Tom Wright, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World

“A world in which, by the Spirit, those who follow Jesus are commissioned and equipped to be new-creation people, justice people, hope-giving people for a world where injustice still reigns.”
― Tom Wright, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World

“And John, like all the early Jesus followers, is clear that this is the story about how the ancient divine intention was fulfilled at last and about how, through these events, a justice-filled world comes to birth. Now at last the possibility of setting things right comes into view.”
― N.T. Wright, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World

“My main argument in this book is that when we understand the Christian message, we will see that it does indeed “make sense” of our world, because it helps us both to understand the world the way it is and to be able to contribute fresh “sense” through our own lives.”
― N.T. Wright, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World