Jesus for the Nonreligious by John Shelby Spong

Jesus for the Nonreligious by John Shelby Spong

Writing from his prison cell in Nazi Germany, theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer envisioned what he called "religionless Christianity." In Jesus for the Non-Religious, John Shelby Spong expands on Bonhoeffer's idea; the result is a strikingly new and different portrait of Jesus of Nazareth - a Jesus for the non-religious.

Spong challenges much of the traditional Jesus story, from the Virgin Birth to the ascension into Heaven. He also addresses those contemporary critics of Christianity who call God a "delusion" and express fears that Christianity has become evil and destructive. Spong proposes a new way of understanding the divinity of Christ: as the ultimate dimension of a fulfilled humanity. Jesus for the Non-Religious may be the book that finally brings the pious and the secular into a meaningful dialogue, opening the door to a living Christianity in the post-Christian world. John Shelby Spong was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000. He is one of the leading spokespersons for liberal Christianity. His books include Sins of Scripture, A New Christianity for a New World, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Resurrection: Myth or Reality?, Why Christianity Must Change or Die, and his autobiography, Here I Stand. He has initiated landmark discussions of controversies within the church and has become an outspoken advocate for change."Sparkling with personal anecdotes and nurtured by a wide range of scriptural scholarship, Spong's book deconstructs conventional religion and then fashions a new Jesus consonant with modern consciousness."- Hal Taussig, author of A New Spiritual Home: Progressive Christianity at the Grass Roots

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John Shelby Spong, the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000, has been a visiting lecturer at Harvard and at more than 500 other universities all over the world. His books, which have sold well over a million copies, include Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy; The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic; Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World; Eternal Life: A New Vision; Jesus for the Non-Religious, The Sins of Scripture, Resurrection: Myth or Reality?; Why Christianity Must Change or Die; and his autobiography, Here I Stand. He writes a weekly column on the web that reaches thousands of people all over the world. To join his online audience, go to www.JohnShelbySpong.com. He lives with his wife, Christine, in New Jersey.

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ISBN 13	9780060762070
ISBN 10	0060762071
Title	Jesus for the Nonreligious
Author	John Shelby Spong
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2007-02-27
Number of pages	340
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