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Bishop John Shelby Spong

Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM (MT)

Tempe, AZ

Bishop John Shelby Spong

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Bishop Spong: Full Day   more info Ended $50.00 $0.00
Bishop Spong Morning only   more info Ended $30.00 $0.00
Bishop Spong Afternoon only   more info Ended $30.00 $0.00

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Beyond Theism But Not Beyond God
Jesus: Beyond Incarnation
But Not Beyond Divine

Saturday, February 20, 9:30--3:30

Bishop Spong says, "In my recent study leading to my book on life after death, Eternal Life: A New Vision,  I had to move into a new and different understanding of the human experience of God. The anthropomorphic images that are so deeply rooted in our theologically theistic past become less and less viable to me and a new vocabulary becomes necessary to put the human experience of God into different words. Can we move beyond the theistic images of the past and yet not abandon the reality of the God experience? I believe we can and I will seek to develop these ideas in the morning presentation.

If one's understanding of God changes, the traditional Christian claim that "God was in Christ" will also have to be shifted radically. In the afternoon presentation I will seek to define divinity in a new way and thus present a new vision of who Jesus is." 

Full day, 9:30--3:30:  $50 ($45 before 2/12)
Includes lunch
Morning only, 9:30--12:00: $30 ($25 before 2/12)
Afternoon only, 1:00--3:30:   $30 ($25 before 2/12)
Students: $15 (cash or check only--do not register here)
Info: www.azfct.org or 480-488-6453

 

Tempe First United Methodist Church
215 E. University Drive, Tempe AZ 85281

 

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