The Just Love Story Bible (for children)
A beautiful book to introduct Scripture to children and families, The Just Love Story Bible takes a radically justice-oriented approch, not simply listing complex ancient narratives into moralistc tables.
Some of the stories:
- A fractured family finds forgiveness
- Courageous midwives
- Love God and love people
- Sisters demand justice
- Standing up for your family
- Standing up for a beloved friend
- Standing up for yourself
- Three things God wants
- The Good News of love
- The greatest commandment
- Loving your enemies
- Everyone love is, God is!
This isn’t a book of answers. More importantly, the great questions of life:
- How did our world come to be?
- What is the soul?
- Why do people have so many ideas on God?
- Why do terrible and unjust things happen?
- What are the most loving ways to live with each other
- Can we believe in a mysterious God we can’t see?
- Can we still have doubts and disagreements?
It includes 52 Bible stories (half from the Old and half from the New Testaments, along with bold striking illustrations, with scenes and Biblical characters in various shades of brown).
Who wrote this book (about from God?!)
The Rev. Dr Jacqui Lewis is a senior minister and public theological at a New York city church, who advocates for racial equality, gun control, economic justice and equal rights for all.
The Rev D Shannon-Daley is an Associate Dean of a theological seminary, who for decades has been involved in child welfare.
The book is illustrated by Cheryl ‘Ras’ Thuesday who lives in the USA but was originally from South London. Her Caribbean and Asian heritage includes her colour choices throughout her art.
