John Shelby Spong (1931–2021)
Auteur de Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de John Shelby Spong
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture (1991) 1,196 exemplaires
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers in Exile: A New Reformation of the Church's Faith and… (1998) 1,166 exemplaires
A New Christianity for a New World: Why Traditional Faith is Dying & How a New Faith is Being Born (2001) 706 exemplaires
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love (2005) — Auteur — 602 exemplaires
Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Virgin Birth and the Treatment of Women by a Male-Dominated Church (1992) 431 exemplaires
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality (2000) — Auteur — 401 exemplaires
Resurrection: Myth or Reality? A Bishop's Search for the Origins of Christianity (1994) 387 exemplaires
Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell (2009) — Auteur — 271 exemplaires
Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today (2018) 114 exemplaires
Consciousness and Survival: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into the Possibility of Life Beyond Biological Death.… (1987) 5 exemplaires
Un cristianesimo nuovo per un mondo nuovo. Perché muore la fede tradizionale e come ne nasce una nuova (2010) 3 exemplaires
Perché il cristianesimo deve cambiare o morire. La nuova riforma della fede e della prassi della Chiesa (2019) 2 exemplaires
Plenary Talk at Friends General Conference (CD) 2 exemplaires
Living the Questions 1 exemplaire
Reflections On An Ancient Text - The Bible 1 exemplaire
Examining the Meaning of the Resurrection (Together in Hope - Resources for Christian Faith Today Book 5) (2012) 1 exemplaire
Religion & Life Lecture Series 2008 1 exemplaire
Did Christians Invent Judas? (VHS) 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Spong, John Shelby
- Date de naissance
- 1931-06-16
- Date de décès
- 2021-09-12
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Pays (pour la carte)
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Tarboro, North Carolina, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA - Études
- University of North Carolina (BA|1952)
Virginia Theological Seminary (M.Div|1955) - Professions
- Episcopal Bishop of Newark
priest - Organisations
- Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese of Newark - Prix et distinctions
- ACLU of New Jersey Award (1988)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 41
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 7,850
- Popularité
- #3,098
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 79
- ISBN
- 139
- Langues
- 7
- Favoris
- 16