PAt once travel guide and vision for the future the Transformation series is good news for the Episcopal Church at a time of fast and furious demographic and social change. Series contributors recognized experts in their fields analyze our present plight point to the seeds of change already at work transforming the church and outline a positive new way forward. What kinds of churches are most ready for transformation What are the essential tools What will give us strength direction and purpose to the journeyPP Each volume of the series willPulliExplain why a changed vision is essential liliGive robust theological and biblical foundations liliOffer a guide to best practices and positive trends in churches large and small. liliDescribe the necessary tools for change liliImagine how transformation will look liulPHow can we open ourselves to the transforming energy of the Bible and how can we become biblically literate How do we read the Bible as a revealed text the Word of God in a church and culture as diverse as ours without pain and division These are some of the questions Wade asks about Episcopalians and the Bible. The 21st century church has commitments to diversity and evangelism a responsibility to interpret the meaning of life for people whose lives are longer than ever before and a need to speak to the emerging culture of the future generations. We must allow ourselves to be transformed by Scripture as never before.P