John Shelby Spong - The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Thinking Allowed is glad to welcome back to Glasgow the well known progressive theologian of the Episcopal Church, USA. Tonight’s is the first of two lectures by Bishop Spong. The second takes place tomorrow at Cairns Church
- Start Date:
- Wednesday 23rd October 2013
- Start Time:
- 9:00PM
- Location:
- Orchardhill Parish Church, Giffnock G46 6LW
- Contact:
- Thinking Allowed
- Email:
- office@cairnschurch.org.uk
- Speakers:
- John Shelby Spong
- Cost:
- £12 (no concessions)
- Website:
- www.cairnschurch.org.uk
Bishop Spong will deliver two separate but connected lectures linked to his latest book, “The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic”
Tonight’s lecture is called “Exploring John’s Origins: It is not a literal Text, but an interpretive Portrait”
The second lecture takes place tomorrow at Cairns Church, Glasgow. Please see separate billing under tomorrow’s date.
The £12 tickets for tonight’s lecture include refreshments.
A large attendance at both lectures is expected. Each winter Cairns and OrchardhillChurcheshost the THINKING ALLOWED series of lectures, focusing on the community at large. Senior practitioners from a variety of academic, social and spiritual backgrounds are invited to address and debate important issues, free from the constraints of normal worship.