A new version of the Good Book may help African-American teens gain a better understanding of religion.
The just-published "Our Heritage and Faith Holy Bible for African-American Teens" will try to answer the difficult questions kids have, according to TheGrio.com. The tome, published by Zondervan, is selling on Amazon for $20.15.
Co-author Wade Hudson says it's aimed at helping readers who may believe that questioning statements like "God is able," can mean one is "un-Christian." Hudson's company, Just Us Books, and Zondervan Publishng House partnered up on the book.
"We came up with the concept and idea because we feel that often in our churches we tend to miss young people," Hudson, president and CEO of Just Us Books, told TheGrio.com. "They're not getting the necessary information about the tenets of faith."
Hudson -- whose wife, Cheryl Willis Hudson, worked with him on the book -- added, "Some Sunday School teachers are doing a wonderful job, but so many of our young people don't even go to church. So we developed some concepts to engage them, interest them and motivate them to learn more about God's words."
The new Bible looks a lot like any New International Version edition, but it's different in that the covers are in dark green, yellow, orange and black for males, and pink and purple for girls.
The color photos show young blacks, and a 100-page addendum starts off with a full page consisting of the lyrics to "The Negro National Anthem."
SOURCE: NY Daily News - Rosemary Black
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