Jan. 13 Discussion Questions: N. T. Wright
Question 1: What were your earliest experiences with injustice? What created an awareness that something wasn’t quite right?
Question 2: Justice has always been elusive. What mix of circumstances contributes to that disparity today? How is that mix both similar and unique when compared to previous generations?
Question 3: Where do you witness injustice most prevalently today? Give several examples, if possible.
Question 4: Review Wright’s three basic explanations on pages 8-9. Which of these do you relate to most?
Question 5: Wright introduces the concept of the “hidden spring” as a metaphor for the suppression of spirituality in the world, especially in Western culture. Where did this suppression or denial of spirituality occur in your childhood years…either in family or community? Please describe the generational period and circumstances surrounding that religious/political environment.
Question 6: How does Wright’s metaphor of the “hidden spring” play out here in Rockford today? What is our current religious and political environment? How is it similar or different from times past? Where have you seen this dynamic tension at work?
Question 7: What role has technology, the internet, and media played in the diversity of style and substance of church life and spirituality today…e.g., the rapid proliferation of mega-churches and other media-driven religious enterprises?
Question 8: Western culture promotes a “thirst” for many things, least of which is spirituality. Yet, our thirst for spirituality bubbles to the surface of our lives in various expressions. Where has this occurred recently for you in surprising ways?
Question 9: How would you describe your desire for spirituality, your yearning for God? How do you nurture and address that deep longing?
Question 10: Where do examples of relativism around us serve to undermine the basic truth of Christianity? How do we defend against this wave of secular skepticism?
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