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In reply to the discussion: Am I being immoral by believing in a transcendent creator? [View all]Brettongarcia
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Sorry; can't cite my creds in interest of internet anonymity/ nom de plume.
What are YOUR creds by the way?
Spong is really a preacher; at most the popularized version of a theologian. Somewhat liberal in some ways. Not really a scholarly theologian though. So he doesn't quite qualify.
Here's my major point. Over and over, you're ignoring/missing my central point: what essentially ALL Christians have in common. Which is that they acknowledge "God."
There is therefore, a common element in both Liberal and Conservative belief systems. One that you have ignored for three or so posts.
So what about my main point that you have not addressed for several posts already?
You seem eager to talk about anything but the main point.
Spong does not have an earned PhD; just an honorary one. But his idea of a "non-theistic" God or Christianity seems to complement contemporary Existentialist Theologies; like "Care Ethic" stuff. The idea in part is that our idea of God is ... our idea. But if so, then we need to be responsible about what we think and do; we should care for others and so forth. Here Spong interfaces with philosophical Ethics, especially Existentialism and Humanism.