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For those seeking to experience Christianity in a new and vibrant way, Bishop John Shelby Spong offers fresh spiritual ideas. Over the past four decades, he has become one of the definitive voices for progressive Christianity. As a member of Bishop Spong’s online community, you’ll receive insightful weekly essays, access to all of the essay archives, access to message boards which will connect you with other believers in exile, and answers to Your questions from Bishop Spong himself!
The Latest Essays and Q & A:
26 January 2012: “Think Different – Accept Uncertainty” Part II
A recent letter from an Anglican priest in Canada revealed what this priest believes to be the dire straits into which Christianity has fallen in that gentle land to our north. “So many of the churches are empty,” he wrote, “and the people who are left are old and tired. Clergy do their best, but …
19 January 2012: “Think Different” – “Accept Uncertainty”
I recently read Walter Isaacson’s provocative and fascinating biography of Steve Jobs, the founder of the Apple Corporation. He was innovative, iconoclastic, weird and a genius. He built his company not only into a successful giant, but made it the highest valued company in the entire world. One of Steve Job’s secrets was that he …
12 January 2012: My Second Great Mentor: David Watt Yates (1904-1967)
His name was David Watt Yates. As an Episcopal priest he fought for the integration of the races in North Carolina in the 1940’s! He was a conscientious objector during World War II even in the face of such compelling moral issues as theories of the “Master Race” and the reality of the Holocaust. He …
News Items:
16 January 2012: Update with Spanish Translation! Bishop Spong Featured in CNN’s Belief Blog
The Bible is both a reservoir of spiritual insight and a cultural icon to which lip service is still paid in the Western world. Yet when the Bible is talked about in public by both believers and critics, it becomes clear that misconceptions abound. To me, three misconceptions stand out and serve to make the …
13 January 2012: The Bible Is a Good Book, but God Didn’t Write It
Image by photographer Sahlan Hayes The latest interview with Bishop John Shelby Spong available online was published earlier this week on ReligionDispatches.org. Bishop Spong discusses the Republican primaries, the Occupy movement, and his new book, Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World. Head to ReligionDispatches.org for this illuminating interview!
13 January 2012: John Shelby Spong Interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio
A month and a half ago, Bishop Spong was on Minnesota Public Radio to talk about his new book. The program, entitled “The Bible, Re-Examined” was originally aired on November 22nd, 2011, and if you have not heard it yet, click below to listen to the full interview! The Bible, Re-Examined
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