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TitleHere I stand : My struggle for a Christianity of integrity, love, and equality
AuthorSpong, John Shelby.
Call No283.092 SPO
CollectionNon Fiction
Copy No1
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International Standard Book Number 0732266939
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 283.092 SPO
Personal Name Spong, John Shelby.
Title Statement Here I stand : My struggle for a Christianity of integrity, love, and equality
Imprint San Francisco, California : HarperSanFranciso, 2000.
Physical Description 480p.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. "Early in his life, Spong witnessed injustices that were instrumental in awakening his moral consciousness. Growing up in the American south of the 1930s, Spong spent his childhood in an environment of racism, fundamentalism, sexism, and homophobia. The church of his time was no exception; its exclusionary attitudes and practices struck the young Southerner as contradictory to the Christianity he encountered in the Bible and heard preached from the pulpit and taught in Sunday school." "Rather than becoming disillusioned with the church and dropping out, Spong has devoted himself to reforming it, working to integrate women, blacks, gays, lesbians, and other marginalized Christians fully into the faith community better known for rejecting or marginalizing them. In the process, he has challenged the views of leaders such as Jerry Falwell, John Cardinal O'Connor, and his own Episcopal hierarchy."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term SPONG, JOHN SHELBY.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term EPISCOPAL CHURCH - BISHOPS - BIOGRAPHY.