John Shelby Spong (1931–2021)
Autor/a de Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture
Sobre l'autor
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 mostra'n més 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) mostra'n menys
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Sèrie
Obres de John Shelby Spong
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture (1991) 1,196 exemplars
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers in Exile: A New Reformation of the Church's Faith and… (1998) 1,162 exemplars
A New Christianity for a New World: Why Traditional Faith is Dying & How a New Faith is Being Born (2001) 704 exemplars
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love (2005) — Autor — 602 exemplars
Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Virgin Birth and the Treatment of Women by a Male-Dominated Church (1992) 431 exemplars
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality (2000) — Autor — 401 exemplars
Resurrection: Myth or Reality? A Bishop's Search for the Origins of Christianity (1994) 388 exemplars
Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell (2009) — Autor — 269 exemplars
Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today (2018) 113 exemplars
Consciousness and Survival: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into the Possibility of Life Beyond Biological Death.… (1987) 5 exemplars
Un cristianesimo nuovo per un mondo nuovo. Perché muore la fede tradizionale e come ne nasce una nuova (2010) 3 exemplars
Perché il cristianesimo deve cambiare o morire. La nuova riforma della fede e della prassi della Chiesa (2019) 2 exemplars
Plenary Talk at Friends General Conference (CD) 2 exemplars
Living the Questions 1 exemplars
Reflections On An Ancient Text - The Bible 1 exemplars
Examining the Meaning of the Resurrection (Together in Hope - Resources for Christian Faith Today Book 5) (2012) 1 exemplars
Religion & Life Lecture Series 2008 1 exemplars
Did Christians Invent Judas? (VHS) 1 exemplars
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- Nom oficial
- Spong, John Shelby
- Data de naixement
- 1931-06-16
- Data de defunció
- 2021-09-12
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Tarboro, North Carolina, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA - Educació
- University of North Carolina (BA|1952)
Virginia Theological Seminary (M.Div|1955) - Professions
- Episcopal Bishop of Newark
priest - Organitzacions
- Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese of Newark - Premis i honors
- ACLU of New Jersey Award (1988)
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 41
- També de
- 3
- Membres
- 7,838
- Popularitat
- #3,106
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 79
- ISBN
- 139
- Llengües
- 7
- Preferit
- 16