Reclaiming the Bible

For many people today, the Bible is not so much a closed book as an unopened book.

For several years, John L. Bell and his colleagues have been enabling lay people as well as clergy to make friends with the Bible, and discover it more as a family album than an academic textbook.

In this retreat we will explore the varieties of text and how best to read them, deal with some of the ‘awkward bits’ which people tend to avoid, and try a few straightforward ways to explore the Bible together.