God's Stories as told by God's Children: Adults' Edition - Paperback

by The Bible for Normal People (Created by)

Same great concept. Same great text. Now repackaged for adults so that no one need know you are reading a kid's Bible.

But not just any kid's Bible: Featuring the voices of 55 biblical scholars, theologians, and storytellers from around the world, God's Stories as told by God's Children integrates the best in biblical scholarship with engaging storytelling to show readers that the Bible is:

A library, not a book.

A conversation, not a monologue.

A collection of wisdom, not rules.

With no doctrinal agenda and no theological skulduggery, God's Stories is designed to help children and their grownups love the Bible for what it is: a collection of ancient, complex, endlessly fascinating texts spanning millennia and incorporating many voices.

But we couldn't do it alone. Because to showcase the Bible's many voices, we needed to include many voices. So we invited some of our friends to help us tell these stories well. To honor the narrative wrinkles and weird bits. To lean into the things that don't make sense and embrace the questions. To gently introduce readers to the stories behind the biblical texts.

Radically inclusive and informed by the best in biblical scholarship, God's Stories as told by God's Children is the storybook Bible you'll wish you had when you were a kid.

So if you are seeking to heal your inner child from previous encounters with the biblical texts, or if you just want a super simple, super accessible introduction to biblical scholarship created for children without illustrations and other overtly kid-friendly features, this book is for you. Elementary-grade content in adult-friendly packaging so that no one will know you're reading a book created for kids.

Featuring the voices of René August, Mark Brett, Jared Byas, Shane Claiborne, Kylie Crabbe, Carolyn Custis James, Steed Vernyl Davidson, Ellen Davis, Miguel A. De La Torre, Katharine Dell, Havilah Dharamraj, Sarah Emanuel, Peter Enns, Shannon K. Evans, Alexiana Fry, Jennifer Garcia Bashaw, Marlena Graves, Chauncey Diego Francisco Handy, Drew G. I. Hart, Jione Havea, Aaron Higashi, Joshua T. James, Bradley Jersak, Mari J rstad, Jennifer T. Kaalund, Summer Kinard, Brian Fiu Kolia, Jonathan Lewis-Jong, Savannah Locke, Rachel Mann, Safwat Marzouk, Dan McClellan, Jarrod McKenna, Monica J. Melanchthon, Erin H. Moon, Raj Nadella, Lauren O'Connell, Elizabeth Enns Petters, Richard Rohr, Marika Rose, Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Sarah Shectman, Shayna Sheinfeld, Anna Sieges Beal, Isaac T. Soon, Tamice Spencer-Helms, Rachel Starr, Terry J. Stokes, Brent A. Strawn, Camille Szramiak Arneberg, Morley van Yperen, Meredith J. C. Warren, Deborah Winters, and Randy Woodley.