I believe that our faith should be grounded in Scripture as it is applied in our current cultural context. I agree with Dr. Bolger that we must evaluate the things that we as the church oppose due to the “gospel”. Often we avoid being associated with certain aspects of society because of the layers of [...]
Week 10 – How Local Divine Powers Were Supressed – Mbuwayesango (Sugirtharajah)
The practice of Bible translation must be taken with much sensitivity. Good intentions are not enough when it comes to this matter. It takes living within the culture and becoming completely familiar with it. In the situation regarding the Shona people, there is controversy over the use of Mwari as God because Mwari is the same name used for [...]
