God in the 21st Century | Bishop John Shelby Spong lecture at the University of Oregon

Bishop John Shelby Spong lecture: "Who is the Popular God in Public Life in the 21st Century?".

Bishop John Shelby Spong Opening: 04:00

Bishop Spong, whose books have sold more than a million copies, was the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark for 24 years before his retirement in 2001. He was the 2005 - 2006 Kritikos Professor in the Humanities.

His admirers acclaim his legacy as a teaching bishop who makes contemporary theology accessible to the ordinary lay person—he's considered a champion of an inclusive faith by many, both inside and outside the Christian church. In his latest book, "The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Discover the God of Love" (Harper San Francisco, April 2005), this visionary thinker seeks to introduce people to a proper way to engage the holy book of the Judeo-Christian tradition.

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