Product Description

In This Study I Found A Lord, a center for my being. Behind the supernatural framework of the first century...I discover a life I wanted to know; a life that possessed a power I wanted to possess; a freedom, a wholeness for which I had yearned for years."Illuminating the "figure who stands at the center of all the Christian Church is," John Shelby Spong explores Jesus under the light of the Hebrew tradition into which he was born. Candid, personal, and soundly argued, this is Spong's spiritual and intellectual pilgrimaged to the Christ he discovered in Jesus of Nazareth.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #116378 in Books
• Published on: 1993-04-09
• Released on: 1993-04-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From the Publisher
In this candid, impassioned, and soundly argued exploration, a provocative author illuminates Jesus by examining his thoughts, words, and deeds by the light of the Hebrew tradition into which he was born.

About the Author

John Shelby Spong was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey for twenty-four years before his retirement in 2000. He is one of the leading spokespersons for liberal Christianity and has been featured on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, FOX News Live, and Extra. This book is based on the William Belden Noble lectures Spong delivered at Harvard.