N.T. Wright: Giving Shape to Our Grief
DITA Director Jeremy Begbie and Bishop N.T. Wright discuss how art can give shape to grief, particularly in a time of pandemic.
Click below (or here) to hear Begbie and Wright’s full, unedited conversation, including more detailed discussions of the role of artists in the pandemic, the Lord’s Prayer and the Eucharist in corporate worship.
N.T. Wright
N.T. Wright is Senior Research Fellow, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He’s a prolific writer, having produced some 90 books over almost 50 years. Ordained in the Church of England, and formerly Bishop of Durham, he combines a scholar’s rigor with a pastor’s heart. He’s also deeply invested in the arts, especially music and poetry. Wright’s book, God and the Pandemic: A Christian Reflection on the Coronavirus and Its Aftermath, is discussed in this interview.
Extras
Here are some additional moments from Jeremy’s conversation with N.T. Wright.
Learn More
Visit Wright’s website to learn more about his publications and preaching. Wright’s books, God and the Pandemic: A Christian Reflection on the Coronavirus and Its Aftermath and Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship, are discussed in this episode. This conversation also takes up themes Wright addressed in his essay, “Undermining Racism: Reflections on the Black Lives Matter Crisis.”
During the interview, Wright refers to Iain McGilchrest’s The Master and His Emissary and Peter Sellars’ production of Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion.
At the DITA10 Conference, Wright and Begbie discussed the future for Theology and the Arts, and Wright spoke poignantly at the “Making All Things New” concert (from 1:30:00 to 1:35:26 on the audio recording). Wright also delivered the sermon for the September 8, 2019, service at Duke Chapel.