Why Christianity Must Change or Die

An important and respected voice for liberal American Christianity for the past twenty years, Bishop John Shelby Spong integrates his often controversial stands on the Bible, Jesus, theism, and morality into an intelligible creed that speaks to today's thinking Christian. In this compelling and heartfelt book, he sounds a rousing call for a Christianity based on critical thought rather than blind faith, on love rather than judgment, and that focuses on life more than religion.

Preface
On Saying the Christian Creed with Honesty	p. 3
The Meaning of Exile and How We Got There	p. 22
In Search of God: Is Atheism the Only Alternative to Theism?	p. 43
Beyond Theism to New God Images	p. 56
Discovering Anew the Jesus of the New Testament	p. 71
Jesus as Rescuer: An Image That Has to Go	p. 83
The Christ as Spirit Person	p. 100
What Think Ye of Christ? Where the Human Enters the Divine	p. 118
The Meaning of Prayer in a World with No External Deity	p. 134
A New Basis for Ethics in a New Age	p. 149
The Emerging Church: Reading the Signs Present Today	p. 168
The Future Church: A Speculative Dream	p. 184
Eternal Life Apart from Heaven and Hell	p. 200
Epilogue: A Final Word	p. 220
Notes	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 241
Index	p. 249
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