Title: The book would stand alone even if not written by Spong...
Product review: This is a well-written biography and many parts of it can stand with pride as JUST biography without needing to have been written by one of the more prominant thelogians of a generation to sell books. Spong's life IS an interesting story-- he has seen a lot and done a lot, and because of that, his life story is worth reading.Setting that aside, this book provides great insight into his theology AND ALSO into the process of one man's travels through a career in the Church. You can see him struggle, you can see him scheme. Unfortunately at times, you can still see him bitter and seething over people with whom he had conflict (though many of these were for VERY GOOD reasons.... I was still a bit put off by it...)This is probably my second-favorite book by Spong: if new to the author, I would read 'Why Christianity Must Change or Die' or 'Liberating the Gospels' before this, but still, I highly recommend this book....
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