N.T. Wright Speaking at Redeemer in NY April 20

On April 20, N.T. Wright will be speaking at Tim Keller’s church, Redeemer Presbyterian, in New York. He will be speaking at Redeemer’s Center for Faith and Work, “the cultural renewal arm of the Redeemer movement, founded to equip, connect, and mobilize our church community in their professional and industry spheres toward gospel-centered transformation for the common good.”

Wright will be discussing his new book, After You Believe. Here’s a sample:

Many people…find it all too easy to get the idea “that one can just believe in Jesus and then really do nothing else.” Many Christians have so emphasized the need for conversion, for the opening act of faith and commitment, for the initial statement of that faith (“believing that Jesus died for me” or whatever), that they have a big gap in their vision of what being a Christian is all about. It’s as though they were standing on one side of a deep, wide river, looking across to the further bank. On this bank you declare your faith. On the opposite bank is the ultimate result–final salvation itself. But what are people supposed to do in the meantime? Simply stand here and wait? Is there no bridge between the two? What does this say about faith itself? If we’re not careful…this opening act of belief can become “simply a matter of assent to a proposition (Jesus is Son of God, etc.), with no need for transformation.”

You can read some more samples from Wright’s book here.

If you want to attend the event at Redeemer, admission is $10 if registered by March 15, $20 thereafter. Here’s more info at the Center for Faith & Work.