The ultimate meaning of the Bible escapes human limits and calls us to a recognition that every life is holy, every life is loved, and every life is called to be all that that life is capable of being. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
The way that I see Christianity is that its role is to enhance the life of every person. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
My sense is if the Episcopal Church can’t stand challenge within its own ranks, then it is not a church I would want to be a member of anyway. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
In academia, I discovered that issues and insights, commonplace among the scholars, are viewed as highly controversial and even as ‘heresy’ in the churches. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
Was Judas Iscariot a figure of history? I do not think so. There is no mention of him in any source before the 8th decade. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
Almost any poll of regular churchgoers will reveal that their favorite book in the New Testament is the Gospel of John. It is the book that is most often used at Christian funerals. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
I believe that is what the God experience does for us. It calls us beyond our limits into the fullness of life – into a capacity to love people we are not taught to love – and into an ability to be who we are. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
I am trying to understand what it means to be a Christian without being religious. John Shelby Spong Read Quote
