Bishop John Shelby Spong, a liberal theologian and ally who championed women's and LGBTQ ordinations and rights, died September 12 peacefully in his sleep at his Richmond, Virginia home. He was 90. Mr ...
This is FRESH AIR. Now we're going to listen to Terry's interview with John Shelby Spong, an Episcopal bishop who championed the acceptance of women and LGBTQ people in the clergy. He also promoted a ...
John Shelby Spong – Bishop Spong to friends, foes and press – was an emblematic religious figure for decades. He alarmed the defenders of tradition and gave hope to believers-in-exile. He was the ...
Bishop John Shelby Spong of Newark, New Jersey, never stuck “Why Christianity Must Change or Die” on the doors of Canterbury Cathedral, since it was easier to post a talking-points version of his ...
In this challenging, intellectually rigorous culmination of his body of theological work, retired Episcopal bishop Spong (Jesus for the Non-Religious) provides a lucid historical analysis of the ...
Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen has taken the extraordinary step of banning John Shelby Spong, a fellow member of the Anglican communion who arrives in Sydney this morning, from churches in his diocese ...
Maverick bishop jousts at latest foe: Scripture. THE SINS OF SCRIPTURE: Exposing the Bible’sTexts of Hateto Reveal theGod of Love John Shelby Spong HarperSanFrancisco, 315 pp.; $24.95 Spong contends ...
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