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The call of the gospel is for the church to implement the victory of God in the world through suffering love.

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N. T. Wright
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: November 1
Anglican Priest
Bishop Of Durham
Historian
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Priest
Theologian
University Teacher
Morpeth
Northumberland
Nicholas Thomas Wright
Tom Wright
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