SPONG, JOHN SHELBY

John Shelby Spong 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. Read more

The legendary Episcopal Bishop tells of his lifelong struggle to champion an authentic christianity based on love, not hatred. Read more

John Shelby Spong challenges traditional Christian understanding by examining the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life and teaching. Read more

In his bestselling book Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Bishop John Shelby Spong described the toxins that are poisoning the Church. Read more

Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounding Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the historical validity of literal narrative concerned the Resurrection. Read more

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. Read more

Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, New York Times bestselling author and controversial religious leader John Shelby Spong continues to challenge traditional Christian theology. Read more

In this book, John Shelby Spong puts flesh onto the bare bones of Bonhoeffer's radical thought. The result is a strikingly new and different portrait of Jesus of Nazareth—a Jesus for the non-religious. Read more

Spong has enlightened Christians and challenged them to explore their beliefs in new and meaningful ways. In this, his final book, he continues that rigorous tradition, once again offering a revisionist approach that strengthens Christianity and secures i Read more

John Shelby Spong addresses these passages, shattering our misconceptions and delivering a new vision of how Christians today can use the Bible. Read more

For centuries, scholars have been debating, analyzing and exploring perhaps the most influential book ever written--the Bible--and overturning much of what we know about this sacred text. However, a large group of people who actually use this book, mainly Read more

In this profound work, bestselling author and the former Episcopal Bishop of Newark John Shelby Spong offers a radical new way to look at the gospels today Read more