A small work "in between" Wright's Resurrection of the Son of God and Surprised by Hope, both in terms of time and thought development. Those two are better at providing a more general and comprehensive picture of the type of argument Wright would make on these issues.

This book seems to be directed more at Wright's own church, the Anglicans, in regards to Catholicizing tendencies in regards to the afterlife. Wright proves to be more Biblical than either the Catholic teachings or the standard Anglican presentations, and exhorts his fellow Anglicans toward a more Biblical understanding of heaven, the resurrection, and the nature of "saints" and the Kingdom. ( )

An excellent book by the Anglican Bishop of Durham, England. Explores when the Bible says about death, purgatory, and the Communion of Saints as opposed to what the tradition of the church has often taught ( )

This is the first book of N.T. Wright's I've read that did not get five stars. The reason for this is not that I disliked it, however, but largely because it seemed to be written towards a certain audience. This is directed towards those who believe in purgatory and cast all their faith in heaven first and the other parts of faith following that. This is also a very short book, as it is considered to be more an offshoot of some of his larger volumes. This may best be thought of as a 76-page tangent that would be too much to add to an already exhaustive volume, but was still necessary in carrying out certain points further. Once again he definitely succeeds in garnering my appreciation, and only gets me more excited to read his other works. ( )