John Shelby Spong - Wikipedia John Shelby " Jack " Spong (June 16, 1931 – September 12, 2021) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, he served as the Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, from 1979 to 2000
John Shelby Spong: In Memoriam - The Bart Ehrman Blog In fact, for many years he was a bishop in the Episcopal church (bishop of Newark NJ from 1979-2000) Even though Spong never left the Christian faith, he certainly had a rigorously historical understanding of the faith and he spent many years writing influential books and lecturing around the world to proclaim it
RIP: John Shelby Spong, former Newark bishop who pushed for . . . [Religion News Service] Retired Newark Bishop John Shelby Spong, a bestselling author and cleric known for his progressive theology and his support of LGBTQ+ clergy in The Episcopal Church, has died He was 90
Bishop John Shelby Spong, Early Advocate for LGBTQ Persons . . . One of America’s best-known spokespersons for an open, scholarly and inclusive Christianity, Bishop John Shelby Spong, died Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his home in Richmond, Va , after a period of declining health
Spong, The Rt. Rev. John Shelby | The Archives of the . . . Theologian and author John Shelby Spong served as Bishop of Newark from 1979 to 2000 Throughout his career, as first priest and then bishop, he became a strong progressive and at times controversial voice in the Church who championed women's and gay rights, and questioned long-established doctrines