Progressing Spirit

Column by Christena Cleveland on July, 4 2019

But once I turned my attention to the problem of God’s maleness, I realized that I didn’t just hate white Christ, I also hated male Christ. A god who is exclusively white and male, or even predominantly white and male, is never going to be safe for people of color and/or women. Indeed, white male god is intersectional; we must be liberated from both its whiteness and maleness.

If/when ego is attuned or at Oneness there is no judgement or comparison. When ego gets disconnected from Source perception shifts… then that which I like I …

Answered by Kevin G. Thew Forrester, Ph.D.

Column by Toni Reynolds on April, 25 2019

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I come from a traditional evangelical upbringing and have embraced catholicismCatholicism. However, I am also exploring the more modern Christian concepts as related by Bishop Spong and Rev. …

Answered by Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox

Column by Rev. David M. Felten on November, 15 2018

The following is taken from an interview with Bishop John Shelby Spong on September 18th, 2018. Recorded at his home in Richmond, Virginia

I just finished “Unbelievable” and found many things in the book that I was unaware that I believed. I am curious to know how you feel about/ …

Answered by Fred Plumer

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on July, 21 2016

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If developments in how we understand the way the world works means the death of theism and other theological revolutions, what does this mean for the welfare of those …

Answered by Bishop John Shelby Spong

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on August, 7 2014

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I have just read your essay on the need for the Church to move beyond scripture and creed and I am once again inclined to try to articulate something …

Answered by Bishop John Shelby Spong

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 9 2014

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I have always had trouble saying the Nicene Creed. It sticks in my throat. I know several others who have the same experience with it. When you were in …

Answered by Bishop John Shelby Spong

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on February, 2 2012

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Some time ago, I was faced with a friend of mine who is deeply homophobic (strange because we go to an arts college.) The homophobia I was faced with …

Answered by Bishop John Shelby Spong

If/when ego is attuned or at Oneness there is no judgement or comparison. When ego gets disconnected from Source perception shifts… then that which I like I …

I come from a traditional evangelical upbringing and have embraced catholicismCatholicism. However, I am also exploring the more modern Christian concepts as related by Bishop Spong and Rev. …

I just finished “Unbelievable” and found many things in the book that I was unaware that I believed. I am curious to know how you feel about/ …

If developments in how we understand the way the world works means the death of theism and other theological revolutions, what does this mean for the welfare of those …

I have just read your essay on the need for the Church to move beyond scripture and creed and I am once again inclined to try to articulate something …

I have always had trouble saying the Nicene Creed. It sticks in my throat. I know several others who have the same experience with it. When you were in …

Some time ago, I was faced with a friend of mine who is deeply homophobic (strange because we go to an arts college.) The homophobia I was faced with …

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