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The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation

The Inclusive Bible Book Cover The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation, Priests for Equality (The Quixote Center Collective), Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., Lanham MD, 2007. ISBN-10: 1-58051-214-3. ISBN-13: 978-1-58051-214-5.

Although this new Bible is certainly an inclusive-language translation, it is also much more: It is a re-imagining of the Scriptures and our relationship to them. Not merely replacing male pronouns, the translators have rethought what kind of language has built barriers between the text and its readers. Seeking to be faithful to the original languages, they have sought new and nonsexist ways to express the same ancient truths. The Inclusive Bible is a fresh, dynamic translation of the Bible into modern English, carefully crafted to let the power and poetry of the language shine forth--particularly when read aloud--giving it an immediacy and intimacy rarely found in traditional translations.

Priests for Equality, creators of The Inclusive Bible, is a movement of women and men throughout the world--laity, religious, and clergy--that work for the full participation of women and men in church and society. A project of the Quixote Center in Brentwood, Maryland, Priests for Equality is a grassroots organization committed to creating a culture where sexism and exclusion are left behind and equality and full participation are the order of the day.