Governor Huckabee: A Second Generation Evangelical Politician

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 23 2008

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson managed to get through the Congress of the United States a national Voting Rights Act. It was not an easy task since Johnson had …

Reflections on our Final Days in South Africa

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 16 2008

On our last few days in South Africa, we tasted the
land in several ways. With Professor Izak Spangenberg as our
guide, we went on a four day, …

Iowa’s Vote – National and International Scandals

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 9 2008

In the Iowa caucuses last Thursday a mighty tide
of frustration was released in both of America’s political
parties. Establishment candidates, well financed, were overturned
by newcomers. Political …

South Africa’s “New Reformation Network”

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 2 2008

It is a relatively new organization. They call it
“The New Reformation Network.” Its primary leaders are three
Afrikaans professors. Two of them, Dr. Izak Spangenberg,
Professor of …

My Return to South Africa

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 26 2007

For years I have yearned to return to South Africa. I have not
been there since 1976 when apartheid was still fully enforced.
Nelson Mandela was in jail on …

Christpower

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 19 2007

Dear Friends,

On December 24th, 1974 I delivered in my Church in Richmond, Virginia, a sermon, which sought to put the Christmas story into a modern context through …

A Voice Within the Catholic Hierarchy Finally Speaks Out

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 5 2007

“The Pope has too much power. The Pope is finally answerable
to the Church.”

“The Catholic Church has a problem with credibility.”

“The Church’s teaching on …

An Anglican Priest and an Anglican Church in New Zealand: Sources of a New Hope

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 28 2007

It was a very different kind of liturgy. The opening hymn
was by New Zealand hymn writer Shirley Murray, exhorting the
community of Christ to cry out for …

A Conversation on Death in New Zealand

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 21 2007

“There were two ways that people seemed to relate to the
death of my wife. Those who perceive death as the opposite of
life tended to look at …