Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense - Hardcover

"Simply Christian is an amazing testimony to the vitality...of the Christian faith--and to the skill of N. T. Wright."--Will Willimon, Bishop, North Alabama Conference, United Methodist Church

"Simply Christian is simply outstanding. It will confirm, challenge, and deepen your grasp of Christian faith and practice."--Christianity Today

"Readers will welcome such ready access to one of the fine teachers of the church."--Walter Brueggemann

"Wright offers...[an] intelligent view of Christianity, and his title invites us to compare his work with Lewis's [...] Mere Christianity."--Washington Post

"N.T. Wright is simply crucial; his writing can transform one's life."--Anne Rice, author of CHRIST THE LORD

"N.T. Wright is uniquely qualified to convey the enduring substance of Christian life and thought to contemporary people."--Dallas Willard, professor of philosophy, University of Southern California, and author of The Divine Conspiracy

"We are in Mere Christianity territory here [...] Bound to be a classic."--Rob Bell, author of Velvet Elvis

"[No one] has done more to clarify what [...] Christianity looks like in our day than Tom Wright."--John Ortberg, teaching pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church

"Wright attempts a 21st-century counterpart to Lewis's Mere Christianity. . . . notably clear, readable and thought-provoking."--Richard Ostling, AP

"Fresh, engaging, and highly readable...Simply Christian [is] an invaluable guide for seekers and doubters as well as believers."--Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Faith

In a book aimed at both Christians and nonbelievers, the author describes the essence of Christianity and why people believe it, exploring his belief that basic human impulses toward fulfillment, meaning and order lead in due course to something more, to God. 30,000 first printing.