In what’s being hailed by left-leaning Christians as a refreshing rewrite and by more traditional believers as a theological trainwreck, a crop of new children’s storybook Bibles has hit the market—packed with progressive values, rewritten theology, and a very 2025 flavor of “inclusivity.”

At the center of this trend is The Just Love Story Bible, a heavily “justice-oriented” retelling of 52 Bible stories, crafted for children aged 4 to 10. Authored by Rev. Jacqui Lewis and Rev. Shannon Daley-Harris, the book doesn’t shy away from its intentions: to inject a theology of social justice, diversity, and progressive ideology into stories that, for centuries, have pointed to eternal truths rather than trendy mantras.

“Our agenda is to teach young people a theology of love and justice that we don’t have to unlearn,” Lewis told Religion News Service—clearly indicating the goal is to replace classic Christian orthodoxy with a new, politically correct version from the ground up.

The illustrations in Just Love lean heavily into diversity, featuring Black, Brown, and tan-skinned characters, something the authors hope will challenge long-standing imagery. “Now White children, I imagine, looking in this Bible and seeing brown people and thinking to themselves, ‘Oh, brown people belong to God, too,’” Lewis added.

And if you’re wondering whether the stories still include miraculous elements like Jonah’s fish tale or the Resurrection of Jesus, the answer is: kind of, but not really. Lewis explains, “Did that happen?”—referring to Christ’s resurrection—“For me, it matters more that children know that love never dies, so that’s where I landed.”

In other words, theological ambiguity is in; literal belief in Scripture is out. Daley-Harris echoed this soft-focus approach, saying it’s perfectly fine to tell children that “some of these stories are about true people and things that really happened, and some of them are made-up stories, but they’re in there because they can still teach us true things about God.”

Translation: truth is optional, so long as the message fits the movement.

And that movement is, unsurprisingly, not concerned with appealing to Bible-believing Christians. “There will be a group of sort of literalist or fundamentalist folks for whom this isn’t a welcome resource,” Daley-Harris admitted. But they’re not the target audience. This Bible is for the deconstructed, the post-evangelical, and the spiritually disillusioned progressives looking to pass their new worldview on to their kids.

The book also doesn’t hold back in promoting feminist theology. Lewis proudly described Jesus as a “feminist” and said their story Bible intentionally avoids teaching “patriarchy.” Apparently, even the Son of God must now pass an ideological purity test to be suitable for bedtime reading.

Beaming Books, the publisher behind The Just Love Story Bible, has fully embraced its mission to produce an “open-minded Bible.” Naomi Krueger, senior acquisitions editor at Beaming, told Publishers Weekly, “We noticed a gap in the marketplace for people who are looking for a more open-minded Bible for progressive Christians, one that is focused on love and justice.”

That “gap,” it seems, is being filled with books that toss out sin, salvation, and the supernatural for diversity checkboxes and anti-patriarchy sermons. Krueger even went so far as to call the project “an antidote to Christian white supremacy.”

But Just Love is far from the only entry in the progressive pipeline. Hodder Faith, a U.K. Christian imprint, recently released Come and See: An Invitation to a Radical Encounter with Jesus, written by Shannon T.L. Kearns—described as the first openly transgender man ordained in the Old Catholic priesthood. Targeted at readers 11 and up, the book centers on belonging and LGBTQ affirmation. “It’s about being seen and knowing you belong,” said Hodder’s director Andy Lyon.

Then there’s Growing in God’s Love: A Family Devotional from Westminster John Knox Press. This title offers daily readings for families with children ages 5 to 17, intentionally avoiding terms like “mother” and “father” (unless quoting Scripture directly). Author Jessica Miller Kelley said the language was tailored to be more gender-inclusive and affirming of “different kinds of families.”

Publishers are betting on continued demand for these progressive reinterpretations. Krueger told Publishers Weekly that interest in these types of Bibles is growing among Christians seeking resources that reflect their “values,” which apparently no longer include the plain reading of the Bible.

The push is clear: reframe the Gospel into a sociopolitical message, strip out inconvenient truths, and sell it all to a new generation under the banner of love and justice. The Bible, it seems, is now subject to editorial approval—by the progressive elite.