Eternal life : a new vision : beyond religion, beyond theism, beyond heaven and hell / John Shelby Spong.
A controversial bishop continues to challenge traditional Christian theology with his thoughts on one of the most profound issues of all: God and life after death.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060762063
- ISBN: 9780060762063
- Physical Description: xx, 268 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Harper One, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-251) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Setting the stage : a necessary personal word -- Life is accidental -- All life is deeply linked -- Dancing with death : the discovery of mortality -- The lure of religion -- Life's dominant drive : survival -- Religion's role in the fear of death -- The faces of religion -- The tools of religious manipulation -- Ridding religion of both heaven and hell -- Putting away childish things : the death of religion -- The shift of the religious paradigm -- Who am I? What is God? -- The approach of the mystics -- Resurrection : a symbol and a reality -- Hiding, thinking, being -- I believe in life beyond death -- Epilogue : defining the choice to die.
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- Subject:
- Death > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Eternity.
Future life > Christianity.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 236 SPO (Text) | 37810434741277 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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