Reading Scripture for the liberation of the not-yet-believing -- New beginnings require new readings : reading Genesis in and out of jail -- Getting back into the garden -- God empowers the down and out : nonheroic reading of the patriarchal narratives -- Encountering God in Exodus and at today's margins -- God's empowering call to the people : reading Isaiah with exiles -- Reading and praying the Psalms -- Reading the gospels with tax collectors and sinners -- Following Jesus, the good coyote : reading Paul with undocumented immigrants.