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Born of a Woman by John Shelby Spong
Category: Religion
An exploration that reveals the role of church and Scripture in the oppression of women. It exposes and expunges the negativity toward women created by the literal Bible in general and the literalized birth narrative in particular.
Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell by John Shelby Spong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Bishop Spong, author of "Jesus for the Non Religious", "Why Christianity Must Change or Die", and many other books, is known for his controversial ideas and fighting for minority rights. Spong also has a natural gift for storytelling. These qualities come through in this remarkable spiritual journey abo ...Show more
Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell by John Shelby Spong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
In this remarkable spiritual journey about his life-long struggle with the questions of God and death, Bishop Spong reveals how he ultimately came to believe in eternal life. God, says Spong, is ultimately one, and each of us is part of that oneness. This is how we live on after death: not in Heaven or ...Show more
Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic by John Shelby Spong
Category: Spirituality
Rescuing John's Gospel from Its Creedal CaptivityJohn Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly, and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life o ...Show more
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love & Equality by John Shelby Spong
Category: Spirituality
The legendary Episcopal Bishop tells of his lifelong struggle to champion an authentic christianity based on love, not hatred.
Jesus for the Nonreligious by John Shelby Spong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Controversial bishop and moral activist John Shelby Spong has been on a lifelong quest to rescue the Church from irrelevance. In JESUS FOR THE NON RELIGIOUS, he takes aim at the core of the Christian faith: the identity of Jesus himself. He first strips back the myths that have surrounded Jesus for cent ...Show more
Re-claiming the Bible for a Non-religious World by John Shelby Spong
Category: Spirituality
For over 200 years, scholars have been debating, analyzing, and exploring one of the most important books ever written - The Bible - and overturning much of what we know about this sacred library of books. This title presents a primer on the history and significance of the Bible.
Reclaiming the Bible for a Non-religious World by John Shelby Spong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
For over 200 years, scholars have been debating, analysing, and exploring one of the most important books ever written - The Bible - and overturning much of what we know about this sacred library of books. However, a large group of people who actually use this book, mainly lay Christians, aren't aware o ...Show more
Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism by John Shelby Spong
Category: Spirituality
In this provocative bestseller, the outspoken and controversial Bishop John Shelby Spong reveals how literal interpretations of Scripture have been used to, justify slavery, ban textbooks, deny the rights of gays and lesbians, subordinate women, and justify war and revenge. Spong combines current biblic ...Show more
The Fourth Gospel by John Shelby Spong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life of Jesus when in fact it is a literary, interpretiv ...Show more
The Sins of Scripture - Exposing the Bible's texts of hate to reveal the God of love by John Shelby Spong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
In the past the Bible has been used to justify oppression, violence, discrimination against women and homosexuals, and murder. Few can argue with the authority of the 'Word of God'. But in this bold new book, bishop and humanitarian John Shelby Spong explains how the Bible has been misread--and how its ...Show more