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title: "Offsite Review: After You Believe by NT Wright"
description: "I have not read a lot of NT Wright lately, but I have read many of his books.  One of the important parts of reading an author widely is that you can see a broad view of their theology (or..."
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date: 2013-07-29
modified: 2026-07-16
author: "Adam Shields"
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# Offsite Review: After You Believe by NT Wright

[![After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters by NT Wright cover image](https://bookwi.se/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/41tlbi4qXLL._SY445_SX342_ML2_-197x300.jpg)](https://bookwi.se/after-you-believe-why-christian-character-matters-by-nt-wright/41tlbi4qxll-_sy445_sx342_ml2_/#main)I have not read a lot of NT Wright lately, but I have read many of his books.  One of the important parts of reading an author widely is that you can see a broad view of their theology (or whatever they write about.)  But because you always read with your own perspective, you will miss things that others, with a different perspective see in the same text.

As anyone that reads much by me, I am not reformed.  But I do take seriously reformed perspectives.  One of the really well written reformed blogs is Mockingbird.  It is particularly good at reviewing (and thinking theologically) about contemporary film, TV, literature and cultural trends.

[Recently Mockingbird posted a review of NT Wright’s After You Believe](http://www.mbird.com/2013/07/the-virtues-and-vices-of-n-t-wrights-after-you-believe/) (which was titled Virtue Reborn in the UK.)  I have started (but not finished) After You Believe twice.  Both times I just got distracted by other books.  And both times I picked it up after I had already read a number of Wright’s books recently.

Will McDavid takes a very different critique (that I do not in the end agree with) of Wright.  If you have read a lot of Wright, [you might find this review interesting.](http://www.mbird.com/2013/07/the-virtues-and-vices-of-n-t-wrights-after-you-believe/)

You also might be interested in Wright’s Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision.  It is directly a response to Reformed critiques of Wright’s understanding of Justification.  It is currently [on sale for kindle for $3.99](http://www.amazon.com/Justification-Gods-Pauls-Vision-ebook/dp/B002Q8HD68/).

###### Bookwi.se Book Reviews of Books by or about NT Wright

- [Simply Christian by NT Wright](https://bookwi.se/simply-christian-wright/)
- [Scripture and the Authority of God by NT Wright](https://bookwi.se/scripture-authority-wright/) ([Second Reading](https://bookwi.se/scripture-authority-wright-again/))
- [The Future of Justification: A Response to NT Wright by John Piper](https://bookwi.se/the-future-of-justification-a-response-to-nt-wright-by-john-piper/)
- [Paul in New Perspective by NT Wright](https://bookwi.se/paul-wright/)
- [The Challenge of Jesus by NT Wright](https://bookwi.se/challenge-jesus-wright/)
- [Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did and Why He Matters by NT Wright](https://bookwi.se/simply-jesus/)
- [Small Faith Great God by NT Wright](https://bookwi.se/small-faith-great-god/)

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