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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:
17 May 2012: Conflicting Emotion: Pride in the President, Shame at the Response of Many Church Leaders
When the President of the United States, announced his support for gay marriage, the political landscape began to roil and I was filled with two quite opposite sets of emotions. First, there were the positive feelings. There was enormous joy when I thought of what this would mean to close friends of mine who have …
10 May 2012: A Meditation on the Meaning of a Brief Life
They were a very happy young couple. Both the wife and the husband were successful professionally. They had worked hard to achieve this success, postponing much of what young adults think of as fun in order to pursue their goals. They were in their early thirties when they met, fell in love and decided to …
3 May 2012: The Vatican vs. the Nuns
Perhaps it takes a political campaign to reveal the fault lines in both our nation and in institutional religion. At least that is what appears to be happening in current American politics. The political season has a way of loosening latent fears, exciting the extremists and bringing silliness to the political arena. We have watched …
News Items:
14 May 2012: Bishop Spong Radio Interview – Will The Real Jesus Please Rise? May 17th
Beginning May 17th I will be broadcasting a four-part series on the historical Jesus. It is called “Will the Real Jesus Please Rise?” For four weeks, I will interview four of the most prolific and provocative scholars in the United States, Bishop John Shelby Spong, Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Robert M. Price, and Dr. John …
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!
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