Language and Communication

Bloom Bible Story Books

Bloom makes it easy to create simple books and translate them into multiple languages. Bloom makes it possible for many people to be involved in building a large collection of local language books. It was designed with new computer users…

RichardApril 21, 2021

Bible Translation Culture Research

Making a Difference

How did two very different language communities encounter and make early choices about Christianity? This book is a historical record of the Dagomba and Konkomba people groups of Northern Ghana as they embraced the Bible translated into their mother tongues.…

RichardFebruary 1, 2021

Bible Translation Digital

PTXprint – Bible Layout For Everyone

PTXprint is a stand-alone program which allows you to create high quality PDFs for trial publications of Scripture. It has a multitude of easily configurable options allowing a whole range of outputs. The interface is user-friendly, enabling anyone to produce…

RichardJanuary 11, 2021

Advocacy Bible Reading Bible Storytelling Bible Study Culture Language Issues

Kuweka Biblia katika Maisha

Kuweka Biblia katika Maisha (literally, ‘To put the Bible into life’) is a Swahili translation of the well-known Scripture Engagement handbook, Translating the Bible into Action. This book has been translated and published in Tanzania, to use with the local…

RichardDecember 4, 2020

Bible Translation

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles continues to provide crucial, practical training for those preparing to translate the Bible or contribute to Bible translation in other ways. The fourth edition of this classic textbook is a leading voice…

RichardSeptember 23, 2020

Bible Translation Strategic Planning

Micropublishing to Aid Bible Translation and Scripture Engagement

In this paper, written during a Scripture Engagement course at Dallas International University, Beth Clark examines the micropublishing of Bible translations: looking at both the theoretical basis and practical applications. From the conclusion: "Planning to micropublish throughout a Bible translation…

RichardSeptember 22, 2020

Digital Literacy

Using Feature Phones to Promote Literacy and Scripture Engagement

"...many of the people in the language communities in Chad do not own an Android phone. Yes, some day Android phones will be more prevalent, and their numbers are growing, albeit slowly. But we are interested in what we can…

RichardSeptember 22, 2020

Language Issues

Language and Identity in a Multilingual, Migrating World

"Bible translation agencies may want to consider their frequent appeal to the special place of the mother tongue as “heart language” in producing greater comprehension and impact. In many areas of the world, bilingualism or multilingualism is the norm. People…

RichardJanuary 27, 2020

Language Issues Research

Language Choice Among the Havu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Thesis for Master of Arts with major in Language and Culture Studies, Dallas International University. Abstract: This thesis provides an analysis of current language choices self-reported by Havu participants within the domain of the Havu Christian churches in the urban…

RichardJanuary 5, 2020

Culture Research

Towards a Model for Contextualising Christianity in the Nchumuru Culture in Ghana

MTh Thesis, South African Theological Seminary (2013) The major finding of the research is that the proclamation of the Gospel in the mother tongue of the people has made significant strides in the growth of Christianity among the Nchumuru people.…

RichardDecember 12, 2019