Comments on: NT Wright on The Colbert Report

By: C. Wess Daniels

C. Wess Daniels — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:35:07 +0000

Thanks for the comments. I do hope to read this book at some point, I am especially curious as to what Wright has to say about Mission in the text. Is it something he covers pretty well?

By: Carlo

Carlo — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:17:37 +0000

Read the book and it’s fantastic. Great, fresh thinking.

It’s very interesting that so many Christians are actually spouting out something closer to Plato rather than Paul when they talk about the afterlife.

What’s great also is that Wright leads us from healthy theology to action as we seek to be signposts to the Kingdom.

Can’t recommend this highly enough.

By: Ndidi

Ndidi — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:42 +0000

Oh boy, I didn’t finish one of my sentences. In the second paragraph, I need to clarify. It’s not that heaven doesn’t exist, but I’m focusing more about showing people the hope that Christ has to offer, even if it’s a little glimmer.

See, this is me on sleeping pills. I am absolutely incoherent.

By: Ndidi

Ndidi — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:58:29 +0000

I’m currently finishing up Surprised by Hope, and this interview just brought a wry smile on my face.

It’s a really good book, and is slowly changing my views about heaven. Not that it doesn’t exist, but somehow giving people this hope. I started the book as an apathetic dispensationalist, and have ended up with no theological stance about end-times/the after-life etc. I’m starting to believe that I should strive to bring the Kingdom on earth, and it’s up to Christ to make all things right.

Sorry if I sound a little muddled.

By: Tyler Watson

Tyler Watson — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:10:10 +0000

I was kind of meh on the interview. I like Colbert a lot, but he’s not interested in getting the views of his guest — he’s interested in getting enough out of them to make his next joke. He’s satirizing the cable pundit show in which the host’s views are the most important. It’s not a great platform for the interviewees. I agree that Wright came across better than Lamott, but I’m not sure either of them understood that they’re on the show as comic foils. Oddly enough, I think The Daily Show has better interviews in terms of hearing substantive information from the guests.