(RNS) — Author Emily Stimpson Chapman discusses the pressures of rewriting the Bible, serving as a bridge between young Catholics and Scripture, and her new sense of being a spiritual mother. (RNS) — ...

Last Friday, I launched into the Bible story of Esther. And I ended with a cliffhanger. What would Esther do? Would she risk her own life to save others? Or try to play it safe? For those who missed ...

An etching of an 1865 painting by Edward Armitage (1817-1896) showing queen Esther condemning Haman. Etching from a 1877 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (Ken Wiedemann/Getty Images) The year is ...

God’s word may be timeless, but its translation and transmission are always culture-bound. This is especially apparent in the way Bible stories are transmitted to children. Russell Dalton, who teaches ...

A crop of new children’s storybook Bibles aims to reach progressive Christians who are turned off by traditional presentations of Scripture, offering messages focused on diversity, inclusion and ...

A collection of Bible stories for children, as told by the creator of the Christian-themed “VeggieTales” cartoon series, addresses a uniquely modern problem: the hunger for meaningful narrative, says ...