My Review
A couple of years ago at Garnett Wade did a series about heaven, using N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope. At the time Wright was getting blasted by my then favorite theologian, Mark Driscoll, for the New Perspective on Paul and his view of justification. As a result I was instantly hostile to the whole idea. I bought the book ready to read it, hate it, and set myself above the Bishop of Durham in theological faithfulness. Yes, I was (probably still am) an idiot.
I never finished it, but after reading Simply Christian I plan to.
The major idea that Wade expounded on was that heaven isn’t a distant land, but a dimension that exists right next to us, behind a veil. He described Jesus’ ascension as him stepping behind the veil, and Stephen’s vision as the veil being pulled back for him. That view of heaven is the major idea present in this work. This book isn’t about heaven, but about places where heaven and earth intersect.
