Properties (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Bishop
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| gptkbp:advocacy |
Interfaith dialogue
LGBT rights Social justice |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Harvard_Divinity_School
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
June 16, 1931
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| gptkbp:children |
Two
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
September 12, 2021
|
| gptkbp:denomination |
gptkb:Episcopal_Church
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"We must move beyond theism to a new understanding of God."
"I am not a believer in the traditional sense." "I believe in a God who is love." "I believe that the church must change or die." "The church must be a place of inclusion." "We need to embrace the questions rather than the answers." "Faith is not about believing in God, but about trusting in God." I_am_a_Christian,_but_I_am_not_a_fundamentalist. The_future_of_Christianity_is_not_in_the_past. The_Bible_is_not_the_word_of_God,_but_it_is_a_record_of_the_word_of_God. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bishop John Spong
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:John_A.T._Robinson
gptkb:Paul_Tillich |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Progressive_Christianity
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Sins of Scripture
Why Christianity Must Change or Die Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism |
| gptkbp:positionHeld |
gptkb:Bishop_of_Newark
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| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Christine_Spong
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.johnspong.com
|