John Shelby Spong (1931–2021)
Autor von Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture
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Scholar, author and bishop, John Shelby Spong was born in 1931 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1952 and received his Master of Divinity degree in 1955 from the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia. That seminary and mehr anzeigen St. Paul's College have both conferred on him honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees. Ordained in 1955, he is now bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Newark, New Jersey. As the most-published member of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States, Spong is the author of 14 books and more than 90 articles, including Honest Prayer (1973), Dialogue ? In Search of Jewish-Christian Umderstanding (1975), The Living Commandments (1977), Into the Whirlwind: The Future of the Church (1983), Living in Sin? A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality (1988), Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture (1991), and Resurrection: Myth or Reality? (1994). With an active interest in football, basketball and baseball, Bishop Spong was at one time a play-by-play announcer for radio stations in Tarboro, North Carolina, and Lynchburg, Virginia. In addition, he served as sports editor for The Daily Southerner in Tarboro. Bishop Spong resides in Morristown, New Jersey. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture (1991) 1,195 Exemplare
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers in Exile: A New Reformation of the Church's Faith and… (1998) 1,166 Exemplare
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love (2005) — Autor — 602 Exemplare
Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Virgin Birth and the Treatment of Women by a Male-Dominated Church (1992) 432 Exemplare
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality (2000) — Autor — 401 Exemplare
Resurrection: Myth or Reality? A Bishop's Search for the Origins of Christianity (1994) 387 Exemplare
Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell by Spong, John Shelby ( 2010 ) (2009) — Autor — 271 Exemplare
Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today (2018) 114 Exemplare
Consciousness and Survival: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into the Possibility of Life Beyond Biological Death.… (1987) 5 Exemplare
Un cristianesimo nuovo per un mondo nuovo. Perché muore la fede tradizionale e come ne nasce una nuova (2010) 3 Exemplare
Perché il cristianesimo deve cambiare o morire. La nuova riforma della fede e della prassi della Chiesa (2019) 2 Exemplare
Plenary Talk at Friends General Conference (CD) 2 Exemplare
Living the Questions 1 Exemplar
Reflections On An Ancient Text - The Bible 1 Exemplar
Examining the Meaning of the Resurrection (Together in Hope - Resources for Christian Faith Today Book 5) (2012) 1 Exemplar
Religion & Life Lecture Series 2008 1 Exemplar
Did Christians Invent Judas? (VHS) 1 Exemplar
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- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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