I am wrapping up N.T. Wright's latest book Justification: God's Plan & Paul's Vision. I appreciate N.T. Wright's approach to biblical theology very much and find what he has to say to be very refreshing. Justification is actually a response to John Piper's book The Future of Justification: A Response to NT Wright. I have not read Piper's book but will consider adding it to my list.
N.T. Wright does a fantastic job addressing the topic of justification. I really appreciate his effort to highlight the issues related to when one tries to use justification as a synonym for righteousness. His background through the Old Testament also did a good job to set up an exegesis for Galatians and Romans and how Paul's view of justification is influenced from God's overarching story of redemption going back to the story of Abraham.
Sometimes it seems that Wright will take extra caution to set up his arguments, and often I want him to quickly get to his point instead. Nonetheless, it is all worth getting through. Anyway, there's a lot of good takeaways in the book, and I'd put it on your reading list right away.
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