Ask NT Wright Anything

#174 Do I have to agree with St Paul? (replay)

29 Jun 2023
00:30:32

From July 2020. Tom answered listener questions on the life of the Apostle Paul, whether he wrote all the letters attributed to him, and whether contemporary Christians need to agree with all the views he gives. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright...

#173 Will there be animals in heaven? (replay)

22 Jun 2023
00:30:55

​ From June 2020. Tom answered listener questions on heaven and new creation. Will free will still exist? Do near Death Experiences tell us anything about it? Will we be reunited with our loved ones… and even our pets? • Subscribe to the A...

#172 Is the World doomed? (replay)

15 Jun 2023
00:31:16

From May 2020. In another show recorded pre-lockdown, Tom answered questions from listeners on whether the world is getting better or worse, on poverty and economic justice, and what climate change activism means for the theology of new creation....

#171 Tom answers Personal Qs on favourite preachers, authors and his own faith (replay)

25 May 2023
25:39

From 2019. Listeners want to know about Tom -  Who are his favourite authors? If he could have dinner with anyone from the 20th Century who would it be? Why is he an Anglican? Has he ever struggled with his own faith?   • Subscribe to the A.....

#170 Tom on his life and faith, and the meaning of the cross

18 May 2023
27:48

First broadcast in 2017, NT Wright talks to Justin Brierley about his early life and how his faith developed over the years, before turning to the question of what the atonement means, as laid out in his book The Day The Revolution Began. This inte.....

#169 Broken Signposts and questions on forgiveness and salvation

11 May 2023
31:39

From 2020: Tom talks about his book "Broken Signposts" and answers listener questions around how God forgives, conversion and how you can be sure you’re saved.   • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/14...

#168 Questions on the life of St Paul, justification and predestination

4 May 2023
27:26

From 2019: Tom Wright talks to Justin about his book Paul: A Biography and takes listener questions on ‘justification’, election and salvation and what three things he would ask Paul if he were alive today.    • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wrig.....

#167 Questions on Mission, Evangelism, Islam and other religions

27 Apr 2023
28:33

First broadcast in 2019: Tom Wright fields listener questions on evangelism in a post-Christian world, returning to a message of repentance, whether we can know that Jesus is the only way to God, and how to talk about Jesus with a Muslim. And T.....

#166 Justin Brierley asks Tom Wright his own personal questions

20 Apr 2023
34:18

Justin Brierley is moving on from hosting the Ask NT Wright Anything show. Before the baton gets passed on to fresh hands, he sits down with Tom to ask him the questions he would like to hear answered, including: What do you want your legacy to be?.....

#165 A pastor losing his faith writes in, plus more pastoral questions

13 Apr 2023
39:46

In a special pastoral Q&A edition Tom responds to various questions on difficult family situations, unforgiveness and a church pastor who doesn’t know if he believes any more. Plus a musical treat from Tom. An archive show first broadcast in 2019...

#164 Easter questions on the resurrection of Jesus

6 Apr 2023
31:59

As Easter approaches Tom answers a variety of listener questions on the Biblical resurrection accounts, the nature of the resurrection body, why Jesus didn’t stay with us, and also shares his thoughts on popular psychology professor Jordan B Peters.....

#163 Theology of worship, church and unity

30 Mar 2023
25:39

Do you have to go to church to be a Christian? What should our theology of worship be? How do we know we are in the ‘correct’ denomination? Tom Wright answers these and more questions from listeners about Christian unity. An archive show first broa.....

#162 Questions on sexuality and LGBT

23 Mar 2023
28:34

In this replay podcast from 2019 Tom answered listener questions on how to have better conversations on sexuality in the church, co-habitation, whether the New Testament understanding of homosexuality was different to today and his thoughts on Tran.....

#161 Housebound prayers, computer programming, art and music - what counts as kingdom work?

16 Mar 2023
24:03

Tom answers practical questions about the role of those unable to be physically active - does their prayer and meditation make a difference in the kingdom? A computer programmer questions whether his work is a worthwhile activity in Kingdom terms? .....

#160 Why bother improving the world? Can Christians attain perfection?

9 Mar 2023
26:46

Why bother with earth and not just create heaven? Why try to make the world a better place if God is going to fix it? Is the world getting better or worse because of Christianity? Can Christians achieve perfection in this life, as Wesley claimed? T.....

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