John Spong Sr.

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:hasAffiliation gptkb:Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:hasBirthDate 1924-06-16
gptkbp:hasContribution Advocate for LGBTQ+ rights
Advocate for Religious Tolerance
Advocate for Women's Rights in Religion
Advocate for a Transformative Faith
Challenger of Traditional Christian Beliefs
Critic of Church Dogma
Critic of Religious Fundamentalism
Influencer of Church Leadership
Influencer of Interfaith Relations
Influencer of Lay Theology
Promoter of Interfaith Dialogue
Promoter of Spirituality over Religion
Promoter of a Faith that Embraces Doubt
Promoter of a Faith that Values Questions
Promoter of a Science-Friendly Faith
Proponent of Modern Theology
Proponent of a Faith Based on Experience
Proponent of a Faith that Engages with Culture
Proponent of a Faith that is Open to Change
Proponent of a New Understanding of God
Proponent of a Non-Dogmatic Faith
Speaker on Religious Reform
Proponent of a Non-Literal Interpretation of Scripture
Advocate_for_Ecumenical_Movements
Advocate_for_a_Faith_that_is_Relevant_Today
Advocate_for_a_More_Inclusive_Church
Advocate_for_a_New_Paradigm_in_Christianity
Critic_of_Biblical_Literalism
Critic_of_Clericalism
Critic_of_the_Concept_of_Hell
Critic_of_the_Doctrine_of_Original_Sin
Critic_of_the_Exclusivity_of_Salvation
Influencer_of_Christian_Ethics
Influencer_of_Contemporary_Christian_Thought
Influencer_of_Postmodern_Theology
Influencer_of_Theological_Education
Promoter_of_Social_Justice
Promoter_of_Theological_Reflection
Promoter_of_a_Faith_that_is_Grounded_in_Love.
Promoter_of_a_Global_Perspective_in_Christianity
Author_of_The_Fourth_Gospel:_Tales_of_a_Jewish_Mystic
gptkbp:hasEducation gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkb:Harvard_Divinity_School
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn gptkb:Progressive_Christianity
gptkbp:hasMember gptkb:John_Shelby_Spong
Bishop
gptkbp:hasNationality American
gptkbp:hasOccupation Clergyman
gptkbp:hasPriorityDate 2021-09-12
gptkbp:hasPublications Eternal Life: A New Vision
The Sins of Scripture
The God Who Is No Longer There
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism
A_New_Christianity_for_a_New_World
gptkbp:hasResidence gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Spong Sr.