Nicholas T. Wright

N. Thomas Wright

Anglican Bishop of Durham, England

Nicholas Thomas Wright is Anglican Bishop of Durham, England. The "On Faith" panelist taught New Testament studies for 20 years at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities before becoming Dean of Lichfeld in 1994. He was named Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey in 2000, and consecrated bishop in 2003. He has written hundreds of articles and more than 40 books, including Judas and the Gospel of Jesus (2006) and Evil and the Justice of God (2006). He has served as Visiting Professor at numerous institutions including Harvard Divinity School, Gregorian University in Rome and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Dr Wright holds four degrees, including a divinity doctorate from Oxford University, and honorary degrees from several universities and colleges. Close.

N. Thomas Wright

Anglican Bishop of Durham, England

Nicholas Thomas Wright is Anglican Bishop of Durham, England. The "On Faith" panelist taught New Testament studies for 20 years at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities before becoming Dean of Lichfeld in 1994. He was named Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey in 2000, and consecrated bishop in 2003. more »

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Notes on Falwell From Afar

We are each called to be true to what we find in scripture and I have no reason to suppose he was not as obedient to that imperative as I struggle to be.

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I am English and somewhat amazed at the controversy that Bishop Wright has stirred in the USA. Here the sea is as calm as a mill pond, over there it seems like a raging hurricane of controversy. In Britain, Christianity is definitely on the back foot so we cant afford the luxury of division and mutual anathematization. Most of the critism of NTW is based on a point here and a point there. Few seem to challenge his main theses with any real cogency. His critics seem to squeeze his teaching into either one of three categories: liberal, arminian, or Roman Catholic. If they can do this successfully they feel that they have won the argument. Wright is liberal in as much as he is openminded; a quality that few of his critics possess.

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dear Bishop Wright,I am losing faith in the Episcopal Church in the USA yet i can not see leaving it for other religions. I do not feel comfortable with the thought of having a homosectual priest in my church. I could not relate to such a person. I think I shall abandon all organized religion and pray in secret in my room as Jesus suggested in the New Testament.

Well said, Bishop Tom! I just read that aloud to our neo-monastic community, and it was received with much thankful commendation.

Your work and words toward ecumenical healing continue to be as honorable and important as your scholarship. :)

Well said, Bishop Tom! I just read that aloud to our neo-monastic community, and it was received much thankful commendation.

Your work and words toward ecumenical healing continue to be as honorable and important as your scholarship. :)

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I agree with Tom's assessment, and I would add that Falwell did well to remind us that Christianity is not a private affair. I would disagree with his doom and gloom, but a life lived free of corruption and controversy speaks for itself.

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"No one, since Paul and Jesus, has so radically set forth God's plan for God restoring God's project for creation."

I like NT Wright as well, but don't you think that's a little bit of an overstatement?

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With all due respect to Jerry Falwell, I do not see any relation between N.T. Wright and him. N.T. Wright has propelled us to new heights and depths in our understanding of God's project of Creation that will shape the Christian world for years to come. He has given the church back the Bible and hope for unity. No one, since Paul and Jesus, has so radically set forth God's plan for God restoring God's project for creation.

If more seekers and believers displayed the integrity and humility shown here by Dr Wright, "Christianity" might not be a curse word on the lips of so many in 2007.

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PS - Did you notice that the one calling Tom Wright a heretic wouldn't even share their name?

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PS - Did you notice that the one calling Tom Wright a heretic wouldn't even share their name?

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I would have to agree with Tom Wright about theological disagreements that I have with what Jerry Falwell stood for. He was a believer in doom that would come to the world sometime in the future, which I would argue is inconsistent with the biblical narrative. God's plan, although accomplished through much travail, has always been to renew the world in a final act of grace at his second coming. Preaching doomsday theology and imposing it on culture is a great fault of the perceived American church. Judgment coupled with fear seemed to be an overarching theme of much of Falwell's public life in the media. His comments on Katrina are a clear example of this. Such a perception is dangerous and has turned many off by the thought of being associated with religious fanaticism.

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