That many African people (and those from the global ‘south’ in general) love to use European languages should not surprise us in the slightest. Many do not see the problems with (say) using English in their countries, but rather manyRead more…
Babel, Pentecost and the Blessing of Diversity
The Story of the Bible has an interesting shape. It starts talking about the relationship between God and all of humanity, tracing creation and then the fall. Then for a long, long section The Story only concentrates on one nation,Read more…
Importance of Using Indigenous Languages in Africa
This contains many references to and quotes from the paper: The local language – a neglected resource for sustainable development by Thomas Bearth, 2004, found at: http://www.inst.at/trans/15Nr/06_4/bearth15.htm Introduction, I found this paper by Bearth to be extremely insightfulRead more…
The Deception of Language and African Theology
When people say things and they do not mean what I think they ought to mean – judging by what they say, then it is easy to blame them. But I am not sure that is right. ‘They’ know whatRead more…
Jealousy and Witchcraft: Africa and the World
‘Do you believe in witchcraft’, people ask me every now and then. This issue seems to puzzle the West. They hear that Africans ‘believe in witchcraft’, and are absolutely amazed. How can they, Westerners ask themselves? Then they set aboutRead more…
World Missions Atlas Project
This has all the maps you need for missionsRead more…