Peacham Library is excited to kick off its new series, “Influential Authors” with international speaker and author, John Shelby Spong.
Saturday, August 29th, 7PM
Peacham Congregational Church
This is a fundraiser for the Peacham Library Renovation Fund, donations will be accepted at the door.
Arrive early, seating may be limited.
JOHN SHELBY SPONG was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000. As a visiting lecturer at Harvard and at universities and churches throughout North America and the English-speaking world, he is one of the leading spokespersons for liberal Christianity. His books include 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; Sins of Scripture; 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. He has initiated landmark discussions of controversies within the church and has become an outspoken advocate for change.

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