Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus - Brossura

Spong, John Shelby

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ISBN 10: 0060675233 ISBN 13: 9780060675233

Casa editrice: Harperone, 2018

Riassunto

Presenting a carefully researched examination of the Immaculate Conception and the birth of Christ, the author of Living in Sin? challenges male-dominated interpretations of the Virgin Birth. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“How a one-sided portrayal of the Mother of God has been used to keep real women under wraps.” (Clarissa Pinkola Estés, author of Women Who Run With the Wolves)

“Spong restores a flesh-and-blood humanity to the mother of Jesus.” (Ron Hansen, author of Mariette in Ecstasy)

“A marvelous combination of scholarly, speculative, and imaginative reflection written in language accessible to the theologically unsophisticated. Highly recommended.” (Library Journal)

L'autore:

John Shelby Spong, the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000, has been a visiting lecturer at Harvard and at more than 500 other universities all over the world. His books, which have sold well over a million copies, include Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy; The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic; Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World; Eternal Life: A New Vision; Jesus for the Non-Religious, The Sins of Scripture, Resurrection: Myth or Reality?; Why Christianity Must Change or Die; and his autobiography, Here I Stand. He writes a weekly column on the web that reaches thousands of people all over the world. To join his online audience, go to www.JohnShelbySpong.com. He lives with his wife, Christine, in New Jersey.

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0060675233
• ISBN 13: 9780060675233
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272