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Eternal Life: A New Vision
John Shelby Spong
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Eternal Life: A New Vision
John Shelby Spong
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Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, New York Times bestselling author and controversial religious leader John Shelby Spong continues to challenge traditional Christian theology in Eternal Life: A New Vision. In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his lifelong struggle with the questions of God and death, he reveals how he ultimately came to believe in eternal life.
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Above Us Only Sky (Cupitt), 151
accidental lives
biological science on, 21
insights into our, 23–27
macro side of, 21–22
micro side of, 22–23
See also human life
Adam and Eve story, 37, 56, 111
See also original sin doctrine
Adams, Maynard, 195
Adler, Mortimer, 198
afterlife. See life after death concept
aging
cosmetic industry manifesting fear of, 78–79
physical effects of, 218–20
presented as source of death, 42
as source of anxiety, 77–80, 116
See also human life cycle
Allah, 85
alpha point, 20
Altizer, Thomas J. J., 139
America (Catholic weekly), 5
American Association of Retired People (AARP), 217
American Civil Liberties Union, 120
Amos, 95
Andromeda galaxy, 124
animals
animating spirit of, 88
laws of nature and, 74–75
myth of stewardship over, 74, 130
response to death by, 75
Victorian mentality distancing humans from, 130–31
See also living organisms
animism, 88–89, 90, 192
anthropomorphism, 29, 160
anti-Nazi resistance movement, 140
anxiety
aging as source of, 77–80, 116
as childhood response to death, 42–43
religion as human creation to cope with, 84–96
religious manipulation to receive divine favor to overcome, 99–104, 106
self-consciousness leading to, 36–37, 70–71, 95
soliciting divine favor to come to our aid, 99, 104–6
See also coping devices
Aristotle, 111
Arius, 110
Armstrong, Karen, 84
ascension, 182
Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 97
Australia
mangrove trees of, 68–69
Uluru (aboriginal holy ground) of, 67–68
“the authority of the church”
as alternative to biblical fundamentalism, 2–3
as inadequate authority, 3
authority figures
human tactic of flattery given to, 100–102
self-denigration as part of recognizing, 100, 102–3
Ayers Rock (Australia), 67
Ayers, Sir Henry, 67
Bach, Richard, 201
Baruch, Bernard, 73
Benny, Jack, 76
Bhagavad Gita, 11
Bible
Adam and Eve story in the, 37, 56
childhood introduction to the, 56–58
claims for inerrancy of the, 85
death penalty standards of the, 222
genuine study and questioning of, 192, 196–97
Jesus Seminar inquiries into the, 198
questioning literal interpretation of the, 56–58
See also Hebrew scriptures; New Testament; Old Testament; scriptures
Bible Belt, 189–90
biblical fundamentalism
“the authority of the church” alternative to, 2–3
declining influence of, 132
defense of old religious paradigm by, 140–41
evangelical security system of, 2, 84
rejecting scientific understanding, 132–33
biological clock, 24
birthday celebrations, 76–78
birth process, 24–26
Blanda, George, 218
“Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine” (hymn), 2
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 140
Book of Common Prayer, 62
Book of the Dead (Tibetan Buddhism), 11
born-again theology, 160–61
A Brief History of Time (Hawking), 195
Bronfman, Edgar, 204
Brown, Raymond, 198
Bruno, Giordano, 193
Bryan, William Jennings, 129
Buber, Martin, 154
Buddha (Siddartha Gautama), 39, 86
Bultmann, Rudolf, 140
Bunyan, John, 140
Calvin, John, 13
Carlin, George, 76, 77, 78
Catholic League, 5
Charlotte Observer, 58
childhood death-related events
conversations about death, 42–43, 46–49
death of dog Pupa, 45–47
death of father, 47–51, 55–56
early memories of death, 39–52
prayer, sleep, and death association, 43–44
programmed for early death through, 51–52
choice to die
debate over physician-assisted death and, 221–27
existential examination of, 223–27
medical science providing, 220–22
modern and new opportunities related to, 217
See also death; human life cycle
Chopra, Deepak, 172, 173
chosen people concept, 94–95
Christ-experience, 182–84, 201–2, 208–9
Christianity
born-again theology of, 160–61
fulfillment images of heaven in, 115–18
hell punishment and heaven reward ideas of, 9–10, 50–51, 110, 112–13, 159
life after death hope within, 107–8
“new being” and evolving, 200, 204
standards establishing for etern...
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- ONE SETTING THE STAGE—A NECESSARY PERSONAL WORD
- TWO LIFE IS ACCIDENTAL
- THREE ALL LIFE IS DEEPLY LINKED
- FOUR DANCING WITH DEATH: THE DISCOVERY OF MORTALITY
- FIVE THE LURE OF RELIGION
- SIX LIFE’S DOMINANT DRIVE: SURVIVAL
- SEVEN RELIGION’S ROLE IN THE FEAR OF DEATH
- EIGHT THE FACES OF RELIGION
- NINE THE TOOLS OF RELIGIOUS MANIPULATION
- TEN RIDDING RELIGION OF BOTH HEAVEN AND HELL
- ELEVEN PUTTING AWAY CHILDISH THINGS: THE DEATH OF RELIGION
- TWELVE THE SHIFT OF THE RELIGIOUS PARADIGM
- THIRTEEN WHO AM I? WHAT IS GOD?
- FOURTEEN THE APPROACH OF THE MYSTICS
- FIFTEEN RESURRECTION: A SYMBOL AND A REALITY
- SIXTEEN HIDING—THINKING—BEING
- SEVENTEEN I BELIEVE IN LIFE BEYOND DEATH
- EPILOGUE
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Books by John Shelby Spong
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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APA 6 Citation
Spong, J. S. (2010). Eternal Life: A New Vision ([edition unavailable]). HarperCollins Canada. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/600436/eternal-life-a-new-vision-pdf (Original work published 2010)
Chicago Citation
Spong, John Shelby. (2010) 2010. Eternal Life: A New Vision. [Edition unavailable]. HarperCollins Canada. https://www.perlego.com/book/600436/eternal-life-a-new-vision-pdf.
Harvard Citation
Spong, J. S. (2010) Eternal Life: A New Vision. [edition unavailable]. HarperCollins Canada. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/600436/eternal-life-a-new-vision-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).
MLA 7 Citation
Spong, John Shelby. Eternal Life: A New Vision. [edition unavailable]. HarperCollins Canada, 2010. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.