Eternal Life: A New Vision

Name: Eternal Life: A New Vision
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: John Shelby Spong
ISBN: 9780061845598

Author: John Shelby Spong

Narrator: John Morgan

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/01/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christianity, Christian Theology

Synopsis

Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, New York Times bestselling author and controversial religious leader John Shelby Spong continues to challenge traditional Christian theology in Eternal Life: A New Vision. In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his lifelong struggle with the questions of God and death, he reveals how he ultimately came to believe in eternal life.

About John Shelby Spong

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on February 11, 2024

Spong's perspective on religion in general is nearly as broad as Joseph Campbell’s. His personal journey from total believer, to scholarly critic of simplistic traditions, to seeker of mystical insight, resembles that of Reza Aslan. I enjoyed his reflections a lot, and took a pile of notes. Many of......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 23, 2010

An imperfect book with some valuable insights. Two stars for the introductory chapters on death. These are awesome perspective! Life gets meaning because it's finite. One star for Spong's atheistic argument against religion. One of priesthood makes the case that some of the things we do in the name of......more

Goodreads review by Lee on September 07, 2011

For all you Spong fans who were beginning to grow frustrated at his vagueness, this book tackles an important subject head on. What are liberal Christians (at least those in the Spong mold) supposed to make of the Bible's promise of eternal life? We needn't depend upon the supernatural in order to gr......more

Goodreads review by Joe on March 26, 2011

Full disclosure: I have been a big Spong fan for years; his intellectual integrity and courageous faith are an inspiration to me. Often, when reading his stuff, I have the realization, "Yes! That really resonates with and well expresses my thoughts/feelings." The two occasions when I have heard him......more

Goodreads review by Csmccormk on January 28, 2024

Thought provoking! Great for those who are in a seeking mode!......more