“The Rapture of the Nerds has been followed by the Resurrection of the Extremely Confused. (318)”

“What Shelley's world of Prometheus Unbound really has to fear is not resurrection of Jupiter but the resurrection of John Donne.”

“Jesus has been exalted. Through his resurrection and ascension the King has been enthroned. All authority has been given to him. The universe is his. His authority is absolute and exhaustive. You will never breathe air that doesn't belong to him and you will suffocate if you try.”

“It depends on which reality you take and which reality I take.” (p. 318).”

“The old has diedWhy resurrect the dead?”

“The resurrection completes the inauguration of God's kingdom. . . . It is the decisive event demonstrating thet God's kingdom really has been launched on earth as it is in heaven.""The message of Easter is that God's new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you're now invited to belong to it.”