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John Shelby Spong: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, John Shelby Spong has 19 books on Amazon, 19 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #14), mostly in Fundamentalism, Episcopalian, New American Standard.

19Books on Amazon
19Listed in 30 days
4.5Average rating
Median price$9.94
Price range (middle 50%)$8.69 – $11.01
Median reviews405
Total reviews7,216
New books (30 days)0
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • 100% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
  • Median price $9.94, 34% below the median of their main category, Fundamentalism.

John Shelby Spong's best-ranked books

  1. Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World: A Bishop's Brilliant Exploration of Bibli book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World: A Bishop's Brilliant Exploration of Biblical History Withheld from Believers

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews248

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  2. Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy: A Journey into a New Christianity Through the Doorw book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy: A Journey into a New Christianity Through the Doorway of Matthew's Gospel – Recovering Jewish Scripture Through Progressive Theology

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews510

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  3. Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell – A Spi book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell – A Spiritual Autobiography on God, Death, and Belief

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews405

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  4. Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture – A Com book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture – A Companion for Controversial Theology with Questions, Reflections, and Summaries

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$9.33
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews381

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  5. Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews445

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  6. Biblical Literalism book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Biblical Literalism

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$12.65
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews510

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  7. Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith To book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$9.85
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews594

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  8. Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World: A Bishop's Brilliant Exploration of Bibli book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World: A Bishop's Brilliant Exploration of Biblical History Withheld from Believers

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$10.92
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews248

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  9. Born of a Woman: An Episcopal Bishop Challenges the Virgin Birth Doctrine and Its Legacy f book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Born of a Woman: An Episcopal Bishop Challenges the Virgin Birth Doctrine and Its Legacy for Women and Sexuality

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews94

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  10. Jesus for the Non-Religious: Recovering the Divine at the Heart of the Human book cover by John Shelby Spong

    Jesus for the Non-Religious: Recovering the Divine at the Heart of the Human

    by John Shelby Spong

    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews413

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FAQ

How many books does John Shelby Spong have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 19 of their books; 19 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does John Shelby Spong publish in?

Their books chart most often in Fundamentalism, Episcopalian, New American Standard.

How does John Shelby Spong price their books?

The median price is $9.94; half of the books cost $8.69–$11.01.

Has John Shelby Spong released new books recently?

0 new books in the last 30 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.