Articles
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Emotion Exegesis for Faithful Oral Bible Translation: From Theory to Practice: Method and the Role of AI (Part 2)
This is the second of a two-part article adapted from a presentation at the Oral Bible Translation National Consultation in Brazil. Part 1 established that emotions are foundational to cognition,…
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The Orality Data Gap
The global missions data ecosystem tracks languages, Bible translation status, people-group identifiers, and evangelical presence with respected precision, yet it of-ten overlooks whether a people group is high-orality-reliant, learning and…
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Measuring What Matters in Orality: Why Tracking the Mission Is a Native Oral Practice, What Scripture Counted, and the Biases That Distort Our Reporting
Missions researchers frequently encounter the objection that counting is a text-based, Western imposition on high-orality-reliant communities, and that such communities cannot meaningfully report on the progress of the gospel among…
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Orality and Digitality: Extending and Limiting Human Communication
This article aims to show how digital technologies (or simply, digitality) extend and limit human communication, specifically orality. It is divided into four parts. The first part sets the background…
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The Development of Hindu Religion in India: An Orality-Oriented Perspective for Christian Ministry among Hindus
This article examines the historical development of Hinduism in India through an orality-oriented perspective and explores its implications for contextual Christian ministry among Hindus. The study highlights that Hinduism evolved…
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Story-Shaped Faith: Reimagining Discipleship Through Story and Play
Discipling a multigenerational church, especially helping young people engage meaningfully in theology, has long concerned me. I want them not only to learn theological truths but also to be transformed…
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Discipling Youths from Dysfunctional Homes: Orality Approach
This article offers a creative case study on utilizing oral narratives and symbolic rituals to facilitate worldview transformation in traumatized youth. It follows Abdul, a Nigerian youth raised in a…
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The Architecture of Memory: Why Art is Everywhere?
During a short trip to Washington, D.C., I found that art is everywhere, and not just for decoration. Monuments, rotunda paintings, and sculptures help create a collective memory for a…
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Emotion Exegesis for Faithful Oral Bible Translation: Understanding the Emotional Dynamics of Scripture (Part 1)
While methods for tackling many of the issues that Bible translators commonly faced have already been refined over the decades, Bible translators have, by and large, not needed to translate…
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A Theology of Orality for the Global Church: Recovering God’s Narrative Revelation
In many parts of the world, people engage in the truth primarily through story, relationship, and shared experience rather than through abstract concepts or written texts. Yet much of Christian…
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Summary: The Prospects of Bible Translation in the Ijebu Dialect for Motivating Christian Discipleship
This is a summary of the capstone project, The Prospects of Bible Translation in the Ijebu Dialect for Motivating Christian Discipleship. The study used surveys and observations with 25 participants…
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Narrative Preaching
Narrative preaching connects deeply with people because everyone loves a story. Life itself unfolds through stories, and the Bible is filled with them. Ezekiel Ajibade explores how preachers can communicate…