Accra Declaration

Accra Declaration

On November 10 and 11, 2014, a Conference on the Church and Bible Translation in Africa was held at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, Ghana. Represented at the conference were Church leaders, representatives of Ghanaian theological seminaries, and the leaders...
Children in multilingual situations

Children in multilingual situations

Psychologists know that a young child can cope with many languages. If a child grows up in a situation where his mother speaks one language, his father another and yet another is spoken by his friends, the child will learn all three without a problem. Initially, the...
How the Bible came to us

How the Bible came to us

The message of the Bible which we now have in a printed form did not always exist as a printed text. God’s message was delivered to Prophets, religious and political leaders and many inspired people. It was delivered to them in oral form and as such existed in oral...
Bible Translation and Human Dignity

Bible Translation and Human Dignity

Human dignity seems an appropriate topic for Human Rights Day. Certainly, no person without human dignity would say that all their rights are being respected. It is in this perspective that we present this extract of the article, “Bible Translation and Human Dignity”...
Early Scriptures of the Gold Coast

Early Scriptures of the Gold Coast

This book review takes the form of a reflection on the broader theme or set of themes of the book, rather than a detailing of the book’s contents. As the title, Early Scriptures of the Gold Coast, of the book implies, it is a historical case study of the translation...