Why Christianity must change or die : a bishop speaks to believers in exile : a new reformation of the Church's faith and practice / John Shelby Spong.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-247) and index.
Contents
1. On saying the Christian creed with honesty -- 2. The meaning of exile and how we got there -- 3. In search of God : is atheism the only alternative to theism? -- 4. Beyond theism to new God images -- 5. Discovering anew the Jesus of the New Testament -- 6. Jesus as rescuer : an image that has to go -- 7. The Christ as spirit person -- 8. What think ye of Christ? where the human enters the divine -- 9. The meaning of prayer in a world with no external deity -- 10. A new basis for ethics in a new age -- 11. The emerging church : reading the signs present today -- 12. The future church : a speculative dream -- 13. Eternal life apart from heaven and hell -- Epilogue : a final word.