CONWAY, Ark. (August 6, 2015) – Hendrix College religion
professor Dr. Robert Williamson Jr. contributed to the new CEB Student Bible.
Williamson wrote introductions and articles for the books of Song of
Solomon, Daniel, and Revelation.
Williamson is an associate professor of religious studies
at Hendrix, where he holds the Margaret
Berry Hutton Odyssey Professorship and serves as faculty associate for the Miller
Center for Vocation, Ethics, and Calling.
"It is an
honor to have my work included in the CEB Student Bible, which takes seriously
the ability of young people to think for themselves about even the most
difficult issues of life and faith,” said Williamson. “My essays deal with
topics ranging from body image to nonviolence to economic exploitation. We are
trying to help students see how the Bible relates to their world, in all its
beauty and messiness."
Designed to help students move into deeper forms of both
personal and social holiness, while helping them make connections between the
world of the Bible and their own world, the CEB Student Bible raises
challenging questions, engages students minds and hearts, and shows them how to
participate in the story of God’s people.
Targeted towards students ages 13 and up, the Bible
includes multiple prayers and reflections written by students, for students, more
than 400 articles by a diverse group of biblical scholars and youth ministers
from over a dozen different denominations, and numerous discussion questions
and activities designed to help students engage with the text.
First published in 2011, the Common English Bible was built
by the collaborative effort of 120 Bible translators from 24 denominations and
500 Bible readers from diverse backgrounds and hundreds of different churches.
The CEB uses words and phrases that sound natural and conversational and offers
a balanced, accurate and sensitive translation that mirrors how people talk,
read, and write.
About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in
Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist
Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in
numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation,
and value. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.