Jesus for the Non-Religious Audiobook

" He jumps to too many conclusions without saying where he's jumping. "

" The 3rd part is the most original. Compelling case is made of why Jesus was revolutionary. Less compelling is why Jesus was divine "

" I needed to read this, since it corroborated with more authority ideas I'd developed on my own for the most part. I was disappointed with the final chapter, because it did not deliver on its promise to tell us why Jesus is still worthy of worship besides being fully human... "

" An amazing book. It still baffles me that these teachings aren't being used in all churches today. Do we as humans want to know the truth? Or do we want to live in dogmatic fantasy? "

" I listened to the audio version of this book first. Now I am reading it. Spong's ideas are provocative, yet rational. I like his idea that the supernatural part of Jesus's life are made up by the gospel authors from Hebrew scripture. I hope Spong goes into more detail about what he believes about the divinity of Jesus in one or two of his other books which I will read. In this book he mainly tells us what he does not believe. "

" Well researched and well reasoned book on understanding Christ and Christianity apart from the chains of literalism. "

" This book WAS life changing! "

" This is an excellent book for those who are not satisfied with organized religion and how Jesus and his teachings have been distorted in the promotion of religious bureaucracy. "

" Very great concept and I love Spong's ideas but SO dry. I just couldn't get through it. It was a great read late at night when I could not sleep; totally solved the problem. Sorry Bishop Spong! I still love you but just wasn't up to this book! "

" Good book to read for those uncomfortable with religious dogma learned as a child and willing to entertain other possibilities. Another way to look at Christianity. "

" As always Spong is both fascinating and controversial. I don;t always agree with his ideas, but some of them make a great deal of sense. "

" This is a very challenging book--I read dit slowly to try to absorb and ponder his ideas. Spong strips away old "beliefs" about the Biblical message before he attempts to reconstruct the life of the historical Jesus. "

" Everyone must read this book! It really has some revolutionary ideas about Jesus and Christianity. "

" Probably Spongs best book. His conclusions remain unconvincing but he brings understanding and insight. "

" I needed to read this, since it corroborated with more authority ideas I'd developed on my own for the most part. I was disappointed with the final chapter, because it did not deliver on its promise to tell us why Jesus is still worthy of worship besides being fully human... "

" Probably Spongs best book. His conclusions remain unconvincing but he brings understanding and insight. "

" Excellent, only Bishop Spong has an IQ of 350 or something, and writes like it. The wording of Neurology textbooks is easier to digest. But he offers a ray of hope in that Jesus was all about Love, not conformity, rules or damnation. "

" This is an excellent book for those who are not satisfied with organized religion and how Jesus and his teachings have been distorted in the promotion of religious bureaucracy. "