John Shelby Spong

Quotes by John Shelby Spong

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Bishop · American · 1931–2021

American bishop (1931–2021)

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“Jesus could not have imagined such an idea as Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.”
— John Shelby Spong

“The question must also be raised as to whether we have the actual words of Jesus in any Gospel.”
— John Shelby Spong

“Above all, words must be recognized as symbolic pointers to truth, not objective containers of truth.”
— John Shelby Spong

“Integrity and honesty, not objectivity and certainty, are the highest virtues to which the theological enterprise can aspire. From this perspective, all human claims to possess objectivity, certain...”
— John Shelby Spong

“[T]he discovery of an empty tomb would never have issued in an Easter faith. If there had been a tomb, and if that tomb had been found empty, it would have meant only that one more insult had been ...”
— John Shelby Spong

“If the resurrection of Jesus cannot be believed except by assenting to the fantastic descriptions included in the Gospels, then Christianity is doomed. For that view of resurrection is not believab...”
— John Shelby Spong