In our image-bombarded world, one-of-a-kind creations are hard to find. Paintings and sculptures, maybe. But digital media — smartphones, e-readers, tablets — have made the world of wor… ...

Sr. Reid will give her audience a look at how biblical women are depicted in Scripture, in art, and in the St. John’s Bible, and what they have to say to women and men disciples today.

A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book, by John Barton. Viking. 640 pages. $35. The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. 624 ...