Will comfort those who already think that Spong is a nut.
While one of the contributors to this volume accurately points out that the appeal Bp. Spong has to communicants, listenters, and readers is that he addresses the questions people are really asking, the writers in this collection largely miss the point and engage in mean-spiritied, ad hominem attacks without getting at the underlying issues. The former Bishop of South Carolina (Allison) is an exception and his critique is right on target without being viscious.