Join our next Webinar
Developing Theology Through Narrative
w/ Cleber Santos
November 11, 2026 — 8:00 PM (Manila) | 7:00 AM (EST)
Subscribe to the Journal
Thank you for subscribing!
“I thought sharing the Gospel is only about imparting theological knowledge but that’s not it, it’s more of speaking their heart language.”
Regine Mae Besa
PSALM
We talk about orality because…
…is an interactive
&
Latest articles
-
Reading the Environment: Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Communicating in Context (Part 1)
Together with around 20 experts and practitioners in orality, theological education, anthropology, and missiology, editors Danyal Qalb and Charles Madinger are developing a three-volume book series. The project explores orality…
-
Transformative Storytelling Strategies
Using the story of Jacob and Laban as an example, Havilah demonstrates how engage people with Biblical stories—ultimately leading to personal transformation. She emphasized four key points that are important…
-
Oral Hermeneutics?
This issue of Orality Talks Journal explores a holistic approach to hermeneutics, moving beyond the Western grammatical-historical method. Biblical interpretation originally engaged all senses, reflecting God’s communication. The articles challenge…
-
Rethinking the Old Wineskins of “Academic” for the New Wine of Oral and Oral-Preference Learners
For too long, the West has dominated theological education worldwide. This reality is primarily due to the West’s past centuries of colonization of the non-Western world, which has ramifications for…
-
Oral Hermeneutics in Theological Education
Oral hermeneutics provides an important framework for theological education by emphasizing the oral foundations of Scripture and their relevance in contemporary interpretation. The transmission of the Gospel began in oral…
-
Oral Ethics: How can Oral Hermeneutics Build a Christian Ethic?
Few lay Christians routinely practice the disciplines of ethics and hermeneutics confidently and appropriately. Many who have learned to practice these disciplines often leave that knowledge to gather dust between…
Talked about
arts Bible Bible study Biblical interpretation Brazil Buddhism Cambodia communication contextualization culture digital digital media discipleship doxology education emotion environment ethnoscopy exegesis hermeneutics house church indigenous interpretation language leadership memory ministry missiology Muslim narrative Nigeria OBT oral-preference learners oral exegesis orality performance Philippines preaching publication relationship ritual Scripture social media storytelling teaching theological education theology training translation worship
New comments
Thank you. I found that the Deaf in Thailand responded with laughter when they watched the video of Sarah laughing…
Thank you much for taking a look at my book. I think these are some of the most important conversations…
Thanks for sharing these concepts in such a clear and practical way, Josh. These are ideas and feelings that I…