a copy of a press release from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia issued last week, together with a citation from that college about our columnist, John Shelby Spong. We feel sure his readers would like to know about this honor bestowed on him. |
Bishop Spong's Portrait Placed in Hall of the Prophets at Morehouse College In a moving ceremony in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta the recently commissioned portrait of John Shelby Spong was unveiled. This portrait of the retired Episcopal bishop, author and passionate advocate for human justice will hang permanently in the Hall of the Prophets of the King Chapel alongside Dr. King, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, Rosa Parks, Jimmy Carter and other civil rights leaders of recent history. The decision makers on the board of the King Chapel indicated that in their opinion Bishop Spong not only had been a long time opponent of racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism, but that he was the leading religious voice in America and around the world for ending the violence of homophobia. He has been, one of them commented, to the emancipation of homosexual people from the homophobic prejudice of the past what Martin Luther King, Jr. was to the emancipation of people of color from the racism of the past. The portrait, painted by a local Atlanta artist, was unveiled by Dr. Robert M. Franklin, President of Morehouse College and the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Carter, Dean of the King Chapel. Bishop Spong, in Atlanta to deliver five lectures on "Building a New Christianity for a new World," was accompanied by his wife, Christine Mary Spong, and his daughter, Ellen Spong of Richmond, Virginia as well as by a host of friends. A copy of the official citation follows.
Unveiling and Induction of his Oil Portrait into the Martin Luther King Jr. International Hall of Honor at Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA September 19, 2010 by The Reverend Dean Lawrence Edward Carter Sr.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bishop Spong Honored
One of my heros has been honored with having his portrait placed in the Hall of the Prophets at Morehouse College. I subscribe to his Newsletter and this was on the bottom - I share it with you. Congratulations Bishop, It is a well deserved honor.
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As you know, I, too, am a great fan of Bishop Spong, who is one of the most thoughtful and articulate Christian leaders alive today. Anybody interested in Christian thought who has not explored his writings should do so--if only because he is so sensible and compassionate. He's a genuine inspiration. This honor is well-deserved.
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