Transforming Scripture (Transformations Series)

Blurb

At once a travel guide and a vision for the future, this is a new series for the Episcopal Church at a time of fast and furious social and demographic shifts. It analyzes our present plight, sketches a positive way forward, and points to the seeds of change transformative practices already at work renewing the church. What church models are most ready for transformation? What are the essential tools? What will give us strength, direction, and purpose to the journey? Each volume of the series will Explain why a changed vision is essential Give robust theological and biblical foundations Offer a guide to best practices and positive trends in churches large and small. Describe the necessary tools for change Imagine how transformation will look How can we open ourselves to the transforming energy of the Bible, and how can we become biblically literate? How do we read the Bible as a revealed text, the Word of God, in a church and culture as diverse as ours, without pain and division? These are some of the questions Wade asks about Episcopalians and the Bible. The 21st century church has commitments to diversity and evangelism, a responsibility to interpret the meaning of life for people whose lives are longer than ever before, and a need to speak to the emerging culture of the future generations. We must allow ourselves to be transformed by Scripture as never before.