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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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CristianismoINDEX
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Above Us Only Sky (Cupitt), 151
accidental lives
biological science on, 21
insights into our, 23â27
macro side of, 21â22
micro side of, 22â23
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, 78â79
physical effects of, 218â20
presented as source of death, 42
as source of anxiety, 77â80, 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, 74â75
myth of stewardship over, 74, 130
response to death by, 75
Victorian mentality distancing humans from, 130â31
See also living organisms
animism, 88â89, 90, 192
anthropomorphism, 29, 160
anti-Nazi resistance movement, 140
anxiety
aging as source of, 77â80, 116
as childhood response to death, 42â43
religion as human creation to cope with, 84â96
religious manipulation to receive divine favor to overcome, 99â104, 106
self-consciousness leading to, 36â37, 70â71, 95
soliciting divine favor to come to our aid, 99, 104â6
See also coping devices
Aristotle, 111
Arius, 110
Armstrong, Karen, 84
ascension, 182
Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 97
Australia
mangrove trees of, 68â69
Uluru (aboriginal holy ground) of, 67â68
âthe authority of the churchâ
as alternative to biblical fundamentalism, 2â3
as inadequate authority, 3
authority figures
human tactic of flattery given to, 100â102
self-denigration as part of recognizing, 100, 102â3
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, 56â58
claims for inerrancy of the, 85
death penalty standards of the, 222
genuine study and questioning of, 192, 196â97
Jesus Seminar inquiries into the, 198
questioning literal interpretation of the, 56â58
See also Hebrew scriptures; New Testament; Old Testament; scriptures
Bible Belt, 189â90
biblical fundamentalism
âthe authority of the churchâ alternative to, 2â3
declining influence of, 132
defense of old religious paradigm by, 140â41
evangelical security system of, 2, 84
rejecting scientific understanding, 132â33
biological clock, 24
birthday celebrations, 76â78
birth process, 24â26
Blanda, George, 218
âBlessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mineâ (hymn), 2
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 140
Book of Common Prayer, 62
Book of the Dead (Tibetan Buddhism), 11
born-again theology, 160â61
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, 42â43, 46â49
death of dog Pupa, 45â47
death of father, 47â51, 55â56
early memories of death, 39â52
prayer, sleep, and death association, 43â44
programmed for early death through, 51â52
choice to die
debate over physician-assisted death and, 221â27
existential examination of, 223â27
medical science providing, 220â22
modern and new opportunities related to, 217
See also death; human life cycle
Chopra, Deepak, 172, 173
chosen people concept, 94â95
Christ-experience, 182â84, 201â2, 208â9
Christianity
born-again theology of, 160â61
fulfillment images of heaven in, 115â18
hell punishment and heaven reward ideas of, 9â10, 50â51, 110, 112â13, 159
life after death hope within, 107â8
ânew beingâ and evolving, 200, 204
standards establishing for etern...
Table des matiĂšres
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- ONE SETTING THE STAGEâA 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 LIFEâS DOMINANT DRIVE: SURVIVAL
- SEVEN RELIGIONâS 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 HIDINGâTHINKINGâBEING
- SEVENTEEN I BELIEVE IN LIFE BEYOND DEATH
- EPILOGUE
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Books by John Shelby Spong
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
Normes de citation pour Eternal Life: A New Vision
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.