Here’s a guy who has taken on Christianity and yet still believes in it. Why? A now-retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark for 24 years, a biblical scholar, independent thinker, best-selling author and world-renowned speaker, John Shelby Spong is calling for a New Christianity for a New World. A man who has been threatened and celebrated, John Spong is a true radical. He has challenged fundamentalism, texts of hatred in the bible, the literal ascension of Jesus, the Virgin Birth and many other traditional Christian views. He is a long-time supporter of gay relationships and the ordination of women
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