A New Creed for a New Millennium, from an Outspoken Advocate for a Christianity that is true to Jesus.
 Building on his bestselling books Resucing the Bible from Fundamentalism and Living in Sin?, Bishop Spong explores the future of ethics, prayer, and Christianity itself. His manifesto is both the summation of his life's work and a guide for every reader searching for a reasoned, just, and loving faith. 
 "An important contribution to the Christian dilemma of our time. With reverence, courage, and compassion, Bishop Spong helps his readers to articulate their difficulties with the conception of God and, in so doing, top take the first step toward a creative resolution." --Karen Armstrong, author of A History of God
 "Spong is a singularity among ecclesiastical leaders in the twentieth century. His candor, courage, and acumen are unparalleled. He aspires to being a dying church back to life by fearlessly confronting the anomalies that have driven all too many Christians into exile." --Robert W. Funk chair, The Jesus Seminar, and author of Honest to Jesus
 "Spong demolishes the stifling dogma of traditional Christianity in search of the inner core of truth. It is a courageous, passionate attempt to build a credible theology for a skeptical, scientific age." --Paul Davies, author of The Mind of God

Why Christianity Must Change Or Die Intl

SPONG, JOHN SHELBY

Religion & Spirituality

HarperOne

In his bestselling book Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Bishop John Shelby Spong described the toxins that are poisoning the Church. Now he offers the antidote, calling Christians everywhere into a new and radical reformation for a new age. Spong looks beyond traditional boundaries to open new avenues and a new vocabulary into the Holy, proposing a Christianity premised upon justice, love, and the rise of a new humanity -- a vision of the power that might be.

NEW CHRSTNTY FOR NEW WORLD

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

SanFran

Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounging Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the hitorical validity of literal narrative concerned the Ressurection. He asserts that the resurrection story was born in an experience that opened the disciples' eyes to the reality of God and the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth. Spong traces the Christian origins of anti-Semitism to the Church's fabrication of the ultimate Jewish scapegoat, Judas Iscariot. He affirms the inclusiveness of the Christian message and emphasizes the necessity of mutual integrity and respect among Christians and Jews.

Resurrection: Myth or Reality?

Is celibacy the only moral alternative to marriage? Should the widowed be allowed to form intimate relationships without remarrying? Should the church receive homosexuals into its community and support committed gay and lesbian relationships? Should congregations publicly and liturgically witness and affirm divorces? Should the church's moral standards continue to be set by patriarchal males? Should women be consecrated bishops? Bishop Spong proposes a pastoral response based on scripture and history to the changing realities of the modern world. He calls for a moral vision to empower the church with inclusive teaching about equal, loving, nonexploitative relationships.

Living in Sin: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

Harpercollins

Living in Sin?: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Drawing on recent scholarship and personal studies, an Episcopal bishop argues against interpretation of the Bible as literal truth and explains how to make it vital and relevant to twentieth-century life

Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture

An Episcopal bishop traces the development of the Marian tradition from the Gospels, through the early church, to modern attitudes toward women, and concludes that the tradition is sexist and that Mary was not a virgin. 40,000 first printing. $40,000 ad/promo.

Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus

By popular demand—study guides to two of Bishop John Shelby Spong's bestselling and controversial works, including questions, reflections, and summaries for group and individual use.

In This Study I Found A Lord, a center for my being. Behind the supernatural framework of the first century...I discover a life I wanted to know; a life that possessed a power I wanted to possess; a freedom, a wholeness for which I had yearned for years."Illuminating the "figure who stands at the center of all the Christian Church is," John Shelby Spong explores Jesus under the light of the Hebrew tradition into which he was born. Candid, personal, and soundly argued, this is Spong's spiritual and intellectual pilgrimaged to the Christ he discovered in Jesus of Nazareth.

This Hebrew Lord

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women and female sexuality.

Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Virgin Birth and the Treatment of Women by a Male-Dominated Church

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Books by SPONG, JOHN SHELBY

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Why Christianity Must Change Or Die Intl

NEW CHRSTNTY FOR NEW WORLD

Resurrection: Myth or Reality?

Living in Sin: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

Living in Sin?: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture

Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus

Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture

This Hebrew Lord

Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Virgin Birth and the Treatment of Women by a Male-Dominated Church