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Hero to Some, Heretic to Others,
Spong Hangs up His Miter

Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, the unrepentant bad boy of liberal Christianity, has retired.

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: On God and the Bible

Bishop Shelby Spong talks about how his understanding of God and the Bible has evolved over time.

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: Why is Religion Worthwhile?

What does your religion mean to you? Bishop Shelby Spong talks about why religion matters to him and why he thinks the religious experience is, and should be, a lifelong journey

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: God's Love

Bishop Shelby Spong talks about the nature of God's love, and explains that the crucifixion story is not about wrath and punishment, but about liberation and the unconditional love of Jesus and God.

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: How I View Other Faiths

Bishop Shelby Spong talks about how he came to respect other faiths, the value of sharing one¿s faith with another, and why he can¿t understand the divisiveness often associated with religion.

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: Prayer

How do we pray? Bishop Shelby Spong discusses the difference between prayer and asking God for favors, what it means to ¿pray without ceasing,¿ and why we pray at all.

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: The New Way of Being Human

How does love grow? Bishop Shelby Spong discusses the changing nature of love over time. We can learn to love others more than ourselves, he explains, through the experience of loving God.

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: Who is Jesus?

What is Jesus' relationship to God? Bishop Shelby Spong talks about when and how, according to the Bible, Jesus became a divine being, and what Jesus' radical acts tell us about God's nature.

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Bishop John Shelby Spong: Choosing to Be Heterosexual?

What is homosexuality’s place in the Church? Bishop Shelby Spong explains that sexual orientation is not a choice and talks about why he is embarrassed by the Church’s attitude toward homosexuality.

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