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- 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
He himself was a Christian 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
- John Shelby Spong, 90, Dies; Sought to Open Up the Episcopal . . .
John Shelby Spong, a charismatic Episcopal bishop who pushed his followers to accept women and L G B T Q clergy, and who later called on them to reject sacrosanct ideas like Jesus’ virgin birth
- Remembering John Shelby Spong, Episcopal bishop and . . . - NPR
In 1977, Spong became one of the first American bishops to ordain a woman into the clergy In 1989, he was the first to ordain an openly gay man Spong died Sept 12 Originally broadcast in 1996
- RIP: John Shelby Spong, former Newark bishop who pushed for . . .
Spong made headlines as the bishop of the Diocese of Newark, where he served for more than two decades and in 1989 ordained the first openly gay male priest in the Episcopal Church He would later go on to ordain about three dozen LBGTQ+ clergy in the diocese by the time he retired, Religion News Service reported in 2013
- John Spong, Liberal Icon Conservative Target, Dies
Spong attended Virginia Theological Seminary, was ordained as a priest in 1955, and for 20 years served parishes in North Carolina and Virginia, until his election as bishop in 1976 Since retiring as Bishop of Newark in 2000, Spong continued an active career of writing, speaking, and teaching, until suffering a stroke in 2016
- 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 He was 90 years old Bishop Spong served as rector of St Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond from 1969-1976
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