Surprised by Stephen Colbert June 25, 2008
Posted by Zack in Uncategorized | 7 commentsThis is too much. This is awesome. Once again, cable takes me by surprise, because I don’t have it.
Colbert had on theologian N.T. Wright! Wright is probably the most influential theologian behind this rising Christian movement who is actively publishing. His new book is called Surprised by Hope. In it, he lays out a very different picture of Heaven and the resurrection (not just Jesus’, but everyones!). And he bases it all in a Biblical argument that even fundamentalists have a hard time disputing. (They still dispute it though.)
Wright is someone who’s cleared the way for a whole lot of churches to start talking about building Heaven here on earth instead of just waiting to die to get there. He also clears the way for a picture of Heaven in which Jesus redeems all of creation. In other words, yes you go to Heaven even if you’re not a believer!
I’m amazed that Colbert would have Wright on — and that he even knows who he is let along know something about the debate Wright is at the center of (which he seems to from his questions).
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