Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World

In Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World, bishop and social activist John Shelby Spong argues that 200 years of biblical scholarship has been withheld from lay Christians. In this brilliant follow-up to Spong's previous books Eternal Life and Jesus for the Non-Religious, Spong not only reveals the crucial truths that have long been kept hidden from the public eye, but also explores what the history of the Bible can teach us about reading its stories today and living our lives for tomorrow.

Sarah Sentilles, author of Breaking Up With God: A Love Story, applauds John Shelby Spong's Reclaiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World, writing that "pulsing beneath his brilliant, thought-provoking, passionate book is this question: can Christianity survive the education of its believers?...A question Bishop Spong answers with a resounding yes."

In this provocative book-by-book Bible study, Spong reveals:

• Biblical Scholarship for a Lay Audience: Spong argues that two centuries of academic biblical study have been deliberately withheld from the public--and reveals the crucial truths that change everything.
• The History of the Bible: A fascinating exploration of how the books of the Bible were actually written, edited, and compiled over hundreds of years, challenging the foundations of biblical literalism.
• Progressive Christianity in Action: Discover a modern, intellectual, and honest approach to scripture that allows for a believable faith in the twenty-first century.
• Rethinking the New Testament: A compelling look at the origins of the Gospels and the letters of Paul, separating historical fact from later liturgical interpretation.

Author: John Shelby Spong
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 11/05/2013
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.05h x 5.99w x 1.16d
ISBN: 9780062011299
Binding Material: Paper

About the Author
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John Shelby Spong, the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000, has been a visiting lecturer at Harvard and at more than 500 other universities all over the world. His books, which have sold well over a million copies, include Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy; The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic; Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World; Eternal Life: A New Vision; Jesus for the Non-Religious, The Sins of Scripture, Resurrection: Myth or Reality?; Why Christianity Must Change or Die; and his autobiography, Here I Stand. He writes a weekly column on the web that reaches thousands of people all over the world. To join his online audience, go to www.JohnShelbySpong.com. He lives with his wife, Christine, in New Jersey.