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U.S. Bishop (John Spong) Still Stirs Pot of Controversy: Christians Miss Gospel's Original Meaning-Spong
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American Episcopal bishop John Spong was in Toronto recently promoting his new book, Liberating the Gospels: Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes. As with his previous books such as Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Born of a Woman, and Resurrection: Myth or Reality, his latest is scholarly in its research, controversial in its conclusions, and urgent in tone.
The urgency comes from Bishop Spong's deep-seated belief that Christianity is at a critical time in its life. His writing is born out of concern for the future of the church and its ability to speak with meaning to people in the late 20th century. "The church has one generation left if it doesn't do something about …
