Christpower

by John Shelby Spong

Christpower is a collection of prose poems reflecting one man's singing of the Lord's song in a new world. His thoughts projected here will be welcome by the many whose own experience has led them to seek a faith attuned to the modern world, which permits n self-imposed barriers for the attainment of life's fulness

79 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

John Shelby Spong was the Episcopal bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000. As a leading spokesperson for an open, scholarly, and progressive Christianity, Bishop Spong has taught at Harvard and at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He has also lectured at universities, conference centers, and churches in North America, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. His books include: A New Christianity for a New World, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Resurrection: Myth or Reality? Why Christianity Must Change or Die, and his autobiography, Here I Stand.