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Address the cutting-edge topics of mission, theology, and applied research. Scholarly articles submitted for peer-review editing that adhere to the highest academic standards. We encourage contributors to submit a short video introduction and reference some complementary artistic expressions. While using consistent citation stylist formatting, hyperlinks still lead readers to their sources, including text and multi-modal communication.
Examples: Conceptual and applied research, synopses of academic papers, theses, and dissertations, as well as conference papers and presentations.
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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…
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Mobility, Identity, and Mission: Rethinking the Role of NOMADs in Global Christianity
Nomadic communities represent a distinctive social and cultural identity built on mobility, kinship, and autonomy. While often marginalized or misunderstood by sedentary populations, nomads embody resilience, adaptability, and deep relational…
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The Logic of Retribution and Biblical Forgiveness Among the Wore People of Papua New Guinea: A Battle for Peace
This article is an adaptation of Dr. Belcher’s doctoral dissertation, the purpose of which was to research the Logic of Retribution and the response to teachings about biblical forgiveness after…
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Connecting Points: Bridging the Orality Gap to Minds and 💞
Madinger, C., & Qalb, D. (Eds.). (2025). Connecting points: Bridging the orality gap to minds and 💞 (Vol. 1). OralityResources.International. ISBN 978 621 96888 3 3.
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Reading the Environment: Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Communicating in Context (Part 2)
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…
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Gospel Joy International’s Audio Bible Study Distribution Model
Gospel Joy International produces audio Bible studies for rural African women. It has developed a distribution model that capitalizes on denominational networks and relationships to disseminate its materials and disciple…
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The Bible in Culture: Reading the Bible With All the World Using Ethnohermeneutics
Ethnohermeneutics is a discipline born of necessity as Caldwell’s students in the Philippines struggled to grasp the Western grammatic-historical method of Bible interpretation. This book is the result of more…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Exegeting Orality: Interpreting the Inspired Words of Scripture in Light of Their Oral Traditional Origins
Nick Acker, an OT scholar, explores new discoveries in oral traditions and identifies several commonly used rhetorical features, such as repetition of themes, catchwords, patterns, and activation. He then demonstrates…
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Orality and Religious Media in the Digital Age
This study explores the intersection of orality and religious media in the digital landscape, focusing on how oral traditions adapt to digital platforms, the influence of digital media on religious…