Session # 7 Eternal Life  by John Spong
Spong - Religious Traditions and Death - Chapters 5-9
"I now know that not only did I have to walk the religious walk, but those excessive claims that we so often made for our religious "truth" ultimately had to be broken open for our sakes - dare I say for God's sake. That breaking was the prelude to a new awareness."  p208

Index Opening Closing Presentation References and Videos
Opening
Jack read some excerpts from a favourite book of his "The Wilderness Companion - Reflections for the Back-Country Traveller" by David Backes. Here are his selections: LINK

Northword Press Minocqua Wisconsin. Although out of print it is available on ebay and Amazon for up from $20. A few new ones still out there are bringing $200 at certain eclectic booksellers. A valued book indeed. So I have scanned and OCRd it into an e-book so it can be shared. LINK
Presentation
Presentation Powerpoint PDF.
References & Videos Related to Session
Video - Spong excerpt 2 of 3 from Chautauqua Seminar "Eternal Life"
Handout - From Spongs Blog, "The Study of Life, Part 6 "Rethinking Basic Christian Concepts in the Light of Charles Darwin""
The Archives of the Spong Blog are stored on the Blog of a fan, Muzi Cindi, from August 2009 to March 2011. Click on "Artlcles tab" to see the collection list.
Here also from Muzi Cindi, is the beginning of a series of essays as Spong takes us through Lent to Easter with his re-examination of the central Christian tradition.
Closing by Jack.
More selections from Wilderness Companion. See aboven Opening for links.
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