BOOK CORNER

Welcome to the Bible

by Vicki K. Black and Peter W. Wenner

This book invites newcomers into a deeper engagement with Scripture. Many new Anglicans may be nervous about opening the Bible, which can seem foreign or irrelevant; others simply don't know how to begin. One of the often overlooked gifts of the Anglican church is that the texts and doctrines of the Bible are embedded in our prayers, liturgies, and creeds. Thus, Anglicans tend to know better than they realize - they just don't know chapter and verse. Making that knowledge explicit and placing it in context can help to overcome the 'disconnect' many Anglicans feel with the Bible, and can open the way for further and more in-depth study.