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Books - Scripture Engagement

People of the ScreenDigitalResearch

People of the Screen

How Evangelicals Created the Digital Bible and How It Shapes Their Reading of Scripture
John Dyer (2022)
From the book description: People of the Screen traces the history of Bible software development, showing the unique and powerful role evangelical entrepreneurs and coders have played in shaping its functionality and how their choices in turn shape the reading…
Richard
March 13, 2023
Translating the Bible into Action (2nd edition)AdvocacyBible PreachingBible ReadingBible StorytellingBible StudyBible TranslationChildrenCultureDigitalDramaLanguage IssuesLiteracyMarketing and DistributionMeditation and PrayerMemorising ScriptureMusic and WorshipTrauma HealingVisual Arts

Translating the Bible into Action

How the Bible can be Relevant in all Languages and Cultures
Margaret Hill, Harriet Hill (2022)
Second Edition (2022) When Jesus was born to Mary, God “translated” himself into our human world. This act of God’s translation continues today wherever the gospel is expressed, in each language and lived out in each culture that makes up…
Richard
June 18, 2022
God and LanguageLanguage IssuesOrality

God and Language

Exploring the Role of Language in the Mission of God
Michael Greed and Dawn Kruger (editors) (2022)
From the book description: What is language? “Language is more than syntax and morphology; it is the vehicle for assuming the weight of a culture,” writes John Pobee, quoted in Michel Kenmogne’s Foreword to this volume. More than that: language…
Richard
April 21, 2022
Trauma in AmericaTrauma Healing

Trauma in America

Understanding how people face hardships and how the church offers hope
How can the Bible and the church heal the wounds of trauma? Millions of people in the United States contend with poverty, the effects of disease, and natural disaster. Many suffer in silence from domestic violence, emotional abuse, and the…
Richard
February 3, 2022
Strength from WeaknessTrauma Healing

Strength from Weakness

Growing through Suffering
Harriet Hill (2021)
This book is the second in a series, intended to be used after the first book, Healing the Wounds of Trauma: How the Church Can Help. The first book helps people heal from trauma and loss using biblical and mental…
Richard
September 27, 2021
Meditation and PrayerResponding to NeedsWomen

African Women Devotional Bible

Increase Bible Engagement in Africa and Beyond
The African Women Devotional Bible (AWDB) is a collaborative project of the Bible Societies in Africa who have come together to develop a Devotional Bible by African Women. It is a Scripture resource addressing circumstances and questions African Christian Women…
Richard
September 10, 2021
Expository Preaching in AfricaBible PreachingOrality

Expository Preaching in Africa

Engaging Orality for Effective Proclamation
Ezekiel A. Ajibade (2021)
From the publisher's description: How can expository preaching, rooted in a textual analysis of Scripture, be effectively utilized in oral cultures? In Expository Preaching in Africa, Ezekiel A. Ajibade engages this challenge directly, offering practical techniques for integrating African oral…
Richard
July 21, 2021
Bible Preaching

Pray Prepare Preach

Talk outlines for Bible teachers around the world
This series of study guides has basic talk outlines on various books of Scripture that are designed to help under-resourced Bible teachers in economically poorer parts of the world to understand and explain God's word clearly and accurately. They encourage…
Richard
July 19, 2021