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An important and respected voice for liberal American Christianity for the past twenty years, Bishop John Shelby Spong integrates his often controversial stands on the Bible, Jesus, theism, and morality into an intelligible creed that speaks to today’s thinking Christian. In this compelling and heartfelt book, he sounds a rousing call for a Christianity based on critical thought rather than blind faith, on love rather than judgment, and that focuses on life more tha… More >>
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile
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#1 by Puritan Prowess on April 15, 2010 - 12:08 am
Bishop Spong, I have this much to say. Either you don’t know of all the information that is out there, or you have chosen to ignore it. A case in point is the Institute for Creation Research. To state that the planet is billions of years old without proof is like making something up out of thin air. ICR has plenty of information that makes the world only six thousand years old, not millions or billions. Their exhaustive research has been consistent and proves this. In fact, it has actually backed up Genesis 1, where God created the earth and all the flora and fauna in six literal days. This information at hand not only strengthens the faith, but eliminates the need to change it “or else it will die”.
To switch BC/AD to BCE/CE is an old gnostic heresy redressed for the “enlightened modern mind.” There is no need to do this. He does this to separate himself from orthodox theology.
Furthermore, Spong is self-aggrandizing and your typical self-serving leftist. He thinks Christianity should be reinterpreted through his vision (and those of his associates). His “faith” is definitely not in line with the canon of Scripture when everything is taken into context.
This is a book that I could not finish — nor do I intend to.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Lois A. on April 15, 2010 - 3:03 am
Mr. Spong’s work has evolution as its main thesis.
We humans evolved from the animal kingdom, and therefore the whole Bible is a lie. Written by people with an agenda, it is all a falacy.
Mr. Spong. Yes Christianity most change or die, but … should we become all atheous like you now? People need to have a God, it is a primal need, you are not helping anyone by stating with smart words that there is no one looking out for us and everything we ever believed is false.
Christianity most change, to interpret the Bible in his historical context, but not by denying its authenticiy. Anyone who has ever read the Bible knows that it is a powerful book that chages lives. Let’s not destroy all that beauty because Darwin said so … If Darwin happened to have been wrong, your book is all trash, that’s how weak your theories are.
Do not let this book deceive you, that is all I can say.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on April 15, 2010 - 4:09 am
The Bible says in the end times there will be false prophets… right here is one of them.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by John Lane on April 15, 2010 - 5:16 am
The man is a non-believer. I am sorry that he does not believe in the Bible or the Christ contained within, but do not deceive others, please.
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on April 15, 2010 - 7:20 am
Well, I read roughly a paragraph of this book before I put it back on the library shelf. Honestly, a “non-theistic view of God?!?!?!?!?!” Come on.
Rating: 1 / 5