Language and Communication

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

Bible Translation Discipleship Language Issues

Searching for the Impact of Bible Translation among the Minorities in China

Historically, Bible translation has been an extensive, even at times protracted, process. Translation projects have traditionally included research (linguistic and anthropological); translations (oral and written); literacy (where implementation is viable); and scripture use (both teaching and discipling.) Is all this…

RichardOctober 19, 2019

Audio Bible Translation Research

Audio-Based Translation

"The besic thesis of my study then is that an audio Scripture program which seeks to be effective in communicating the Word of God has to be faithful to the Scriptures, relevant to the audience and appropriate to the medium…

RichardOctober 7, 2019

Literacy Orality Research

A Preference for Reading Print Scriptures in Senegal

"Almost all of the Christians interviewed reported a preference for reading print Scriptures. This preference was in contrast specifically to 1) individualized listening to audio recordings of Scripture or 2) listening to someone else reading Scripture aloud." This article is…

RichardJuly 30, 2019

Orality

Don’t Throw the Book at Them

From the book's description: Don’t Throw the Book at Them addresses one of the most vital issues in contemporary missions. It is a manual for cross-cultural missionaries and national church leaders ministering in societies based on oral rather than written…

RichardApril 26, 2019

Bible Translation Literacy Orality

Translation, Literacy and Orality

"The current emphasis on oral approaches to scripture engagement is, generally speaking, a laudable development. Since oral communication is indeed the primary means of communication for many people in the South, it is indeed natural and important to recognize the…

RichardOctober 9, 2018

Culture

Évangile et Culture

"I welcome the publication of this book in an Africa where the arrival of the Good News had essentially been bad news for our cultural realities. Zac invites us to examine our cultures in the light of the Gospel, in…

RichardOctober 7, 2018

Bible Storytelling Film and Video Orality

Building Bridges to Oral Cultures

Building Bridges to Oral Cultures narrates with chronological and adventurous detail, an extraordinary journey that began for Jim and Carla Bowman in the early 80s with a passion to share the Good News with a handful of the least-reached, indigenous…

RichardOctober 7, 2018

Culture Film and Video

How to Watch and Evaluate Bible-videos Critically for Cultural Evaluation and Script Preparation

Images are treacherous communicators, especially when they are used cross-culturally. Despite this, Bible-video images can also facilitate how people understand biblical texts and allow them to discover who Jesus is and what he did for them in ways that a…

RichardOctober 6, 2018