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Column by Joran Slane Oppelt on June, 21 2018

Why are we here? How did we come to be? What is our relationship to the force that created us? What is our relationship to the environment and to the other creatures on Earth? Does man exercise free will? Why is life full of suffering? Where is the line between right and wrong, guilt and innocence, damnation and salvation? For Jews and Christians, these questions (and more) are first posed in that short, simple story.

I was raised in the Bible Belt as a Southern Baptist (shudder). I have attended may different types of churches in my life and have always likened myself …

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on March, 17 2016

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I love your recent columns introducing your new series on “Charting a New Reformation.” So much of it resonates with me. I am reading Paulo Coelho’s book, …

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on March, 10 2016

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I am French and Catholic. I agree with most all that you think, but and I do not speak good English. I have taught classics and am a Ph. …

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on July, 10 2014

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What biblical commentaries do you suggest that would be most beneficial for sermon preparation in contemporary teaching for the 21st …

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 8 2012

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You have been a long time favorite author of mine ever since I read

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on July, 12 2012

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This is not a question, rather a message of appreciation of what you have achieved for one family.  My wife and I were hugely encouraged and relieved to read …

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on May, 24 2012

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How do I respond to people who fear that I am going to hell because I don’t believe in hell?

 

 

 

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on March, 29 2012

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I would love to hear your thoughts on the so-called “lost years” of Jesus.  I’ve been reading some late 1880’s books about how Jesus went to and studied …

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Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on March, 22 2012

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One of my readers, Sunny Hill, sent me this open letter from a friend of hers to Rick Santorum about the role of religion in government. I thought it …

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