Jesus for the nonreligious audiobook by john shelby spong. This gift is in contrast to the death that is the natural result of sin. A new vision, beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell by john shelby spong, harpercollins, 2009, 288 ff. Eternal life presents spong s personal views on literal theism and deathloss as well as the possibility of life after death. The pathway into god turns out to be both a pathway into ourselves and a doorway into eternal life. A liberal christian theologian, religion commentator and author, he calls for a fundamental rethinking of christian belief away from theism and traditional doctrines. Over the past four decades, he has become one of the definitive. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Harpercollins, 2009 many of us know the old joke about the mystic who ordered a sandwich. In other words, spong doesnt imagine eternal life will be spent lounging on.
Songselect is the definitive source for worship song resources. A new vision by john shelby spong available from rakuten kobo. Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, new york times bestselling author and controversial religious leader john shelby spong. A new vision, a remarkable spiritual journey about his lifelong struggle with the questions of god and death, he reveals how he came to a new conviction about eternal. Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, new york times bestselling author and controversial religious leader john shelby spong continues to challenge traditional christian. Eternal life theres more to it than you think andrew. A new vision beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell. Eternal life christianity, a christian belief eternal life song, a 1995 song by jeff buckley life eternal, a 2009 album by mayhem.
Study guide for bishop spong s book eternal life a new vision. Retired bishop john shelby spong is a man of great faith who is. When the bible speaks of eternal life, it refers to a gift of god that comes only through jesus christ our lord romans 6. Spong invites us to engage the questions, to revel in the mystery, and finally to find our place within gods place, our time within gods time, and our life within gods life. In eternal life, which the biblical scholar calls his last book, spong once again puts his intellectual money on common sense, buttressed both by the scientific method and the discoveries it yields. A new vision beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell by john shelby spong available from rakuten kobo. In january 2011, took over the management and publishing of the bishop spong newsletter a new christianity for a new world. Beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell.
In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his lifelong struggle with the questions of god and death, he reveals how he ultimately came. Eternal life a new vision book by john shelby spong. Spong dismisses fundamentalist versions of christianity throughout his book, repudiating the bible as errorridden and mythical, rejecting much of traditional. Download easily transposable chord charts and sheet music plus lyrics for 100,000 songs. Spong sees himself as a lifelong learner animated by asking the right questions and as a spiritual seeker always open to new possibilities. I also tend to agree with your view in the above comment. I cant do his conclusions justice in a few short sentences, you will need to read the book yourself for this, but my opinion is, it is well worth the effort. Escaping the barriers of time and space eternity is within us. In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his lifelong struggle with the questions of god and death, he reveals how he ultimately came to believe in eternal life. Let us place an average duration upon the three periods of life already described. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. A new vision beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell by john shelby spong and a great selection of related books.
Study guide for bishop spongs book eternal life a new vision. Jan 04, 2010 the above gives an indication of his final conclusions as to eternal life the books title. Eternal life by john shelby spong overdrive rakuten. Dont mean any personal offense to anyone posting here, but it sounds like extreme deceit to me which of course, leads away from the true god, the father of abraham, isaac, jesus, and believers on the name of jesus unto salvation. Original 64 min talk excerpted to minutes for bookclub. In this spiritual autobiography, which spong calls his last book, he takes on the challenge of discerning the meaning of death and life after death. Controversial bishop spong, now 78, talks about eternal. The gift of eternal life comes to those who believe in jesus christ, who is himself the resurrection and the life john 11.
Eternal life by john shelby spong i will be forever grateful to the unity movement for introducing me to the writings of john shelby spong. About the book drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, new york times bestselling author and controversial religious leader john shelby spong continues to challenge traditional christian theology in eternal life. Study guide for bishop spongs book eternal life a new. John spong at chautauqua june 2010 after publishing of his new book eternal life. Spong makes his arguments in the manner of a cogent, smart preacher or lecturer speaking to all who want to keep christianity while dispensing with miracles, dogma, and blind faith. Eternal life shimmers with horns signature blend of tragedy and spirituality.
In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his lifelong struggle with the questions of god and death, he reveals how he. God, says spong, is ultimately one, and each of us is part of that oneness. Spongs examination of the gospel resurrection accounts includes an intriguing interpretation of johns portrayal of jesus as a being so courageously present that he was open to the ultimate. Spong s examination of the gospel resurrection accounts includes an intriguing interpretation of johns portrayal of jesus as a being so courageously present that he was open to the ultimate. Secondly, spong suggests that we find the doorway into the eternal by going deeply into this life. One star for spongs atheistic argument against religion. But does mysticism provide an alternative to biblical faith. Apr 18, 2014 excerpt 2 of 3 facing the issues of mortality, john spong at chautauqua june 2010 after publishing of his new book eternal life. Nov 08, 2011 tiring attack on the ancient, sacred, and mythological book we call the bible. Wisdom literature is a rare thing, and even rarer when it arrives, as it does here, in a story so passionate and playful. See all books authored by john shelby spong, including rescuing the bible from fundamentalism.
He does not want to give up religion but to reclaim it. So, when i heard he had written his final book on this particular subject, i had to pick it up. In his final book, spong takes us beyond religion and even beyond christianity until he arrives at the affirmation that the fully realized human life empties into and participates in the eternity of god. From 1979 to 2000, he was the bishop of newark, new jersey. But there are tremendous benefits right here, right now, on earth. In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his lifelong struggle with the questions of go. I picked up this book by spong at borders one day while waiting for beth to get off work. I skipped right to the last chapter where he discusses his own personal beliefs on eternal life. A new vision, a remarkable spiritual journey about his lifelong struggle with the questions of god and death, he reveals how he came to a new conviction about eternal life. John shelby spong, retired as bishop of the episcopal diocese of newark since 2001, spoke at the madison, new jersey, campus about his new book eternal life. In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his li.
R etired bishop john shelby spong is a man of great faith who is impatient with history and with his own mortality. Beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell by john shelby spong. In eternal life, the familiar account of the joys and sorrows of motherhood turns strange and mythical. Beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven, harper one 2009. John shelby spong books list of books by author john shelby. John shelby spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly, and authentic christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourthcentury creeds to be a literal account of the life of jesus when in fact it is a literary, interpretive retelling of the events in jesus life through the medium of fictional characters, from. While the book embraces death and darkness as our call to meaning and light in this life, spong is staunchly insistent that it is through this life that we experience this new, almost scientific or quantum view of divinity, connectedness, and interrelatedness. Spong invites us to engage the questions, to revel in the mystery, and finally to find our place within gods place, our time.
Spong continues to challenge traditional christian theology in eternal life. Bishop john shelby spong ponders the afterlife juicy. The above gives an indication of his final conclusions as to eternal life the book s title. For those seeking to experience christianity in a new and vibrant way, bishop john shelby spong offers fresh spiritual ideas. That verse says, and this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true god, and jesus christ, whom thou hast sent. In this very personal presentation, retired episcopal bishop spong explores whether human beings continue to exist after death. In this challenging, intellectually rigorous culmination of his body of theological work, retired episcopal bishop spong provides a lucid historical analysis of the development of human religious thought from the onset of selfconscious awareness to the present, and a compelling argument for the creation of a. Bishop john spong approaches the idea of death and existence after death from a different perspective. Jan 01, 2010 spong is among the handful of christian maybe postchristian writers who has had a pretty big impact on how i view christianity and the church. He was the episcopal bishop of newark new jersey until his retirement in 2000 and has been a leading voice for progressive christianity for over 30 years.
John shelby jack spong born june 16, 1931 is a retired bishop of the episcopal church. According to spong, eternal life goes, beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell. Life eternal, a 2015 austriangerman black comedy crime film life eternal, a 2018 song by ghost see also. Controversial bishop spong, now 78, talks about eternal life share this article. Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, new york times bestselling author and controversial religious leader john shelby spong continues to challenge traditional christian theology in eternal life. Original 64 min talk excerpted to 10 minutes for bookclub. A new vision and rollicking journey to eternal life. Eternal life a new vision beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell by john shelby spong john shelby spong s explanation of god as expanded consciousness. A new vision, bishop john shelby spong, a controversial figure in some closed circles, proposes a new idea of what eternal life actually means. Expand search to show all songs refine search refine results. A bishop rethinks the meaning of scripture, and jesus for the nonreligious, and more on. Sep 16, 2009 we can experience the eternal through this lifetouch it, if you will. And the way spong gets to that question is thoughtprovoking. Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, new york times bestselling author and controversial religious leader john shelby spong continues to challenge.
A new vision doesnt actually give us a clear vision of eternal life at all. Thats why my books entire title is so important to me. Controversial bishop spong, now 78, talks about eternal life. Excerpt 2 of 3 facing the issues of mortality, john spong at chautauqua june 2010 after publishing of his new book eternal life.
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