Thus far in this series on the origins of the Bible,
my efforts have been directed toward how the Torah, which
contains the oldest material found in the …
Recently a meeting of the Jesus Seminar was convened in Santa
Rosa, California. It attracted about 500 people including
fellows, associates and visitors, who came from 42 states of this
…
The aura of holiness, the defense shield that endows the Bible with an unchallengeable authority, can exist only so long as people do not bother to read its …
The quest for the Democratic nomination continues
to ebb and flow as the two rivals struggle to gain an edge.
Senator Clinton was presumed to be the front …
Publisher’s Note: Last summer John Shelby Spong began a
series of lectures at the Highlands Institute for American
Religious and Philosophical Thought in Highlands, North …
The wind chill factor was minus 25 degrees. Snow showers fell regularly on the already icy white countryside. It was not the time one would normally visit Newmarket, Ontario, …
On February 26, 2008, my latest book, Jesus for the
Non-Religious, will be released by my publisher, Harper
Collins, in a paperback version. Since its original publication
on …
I want to return this week to the book Jesus of
Nazareth by Joseph Ratzinger, better known as Pope Benedict
XVI. I do this because I was …
I have just completed teaching a course at the
Theological School of Drew University. The creative faculty at
this respected institution has developed special opportunities in
the month …
Recently I had the privilege of doing an
interview with BBC World Service from its studio in New York
City. The program was entitled “Free to Speak” and …