Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
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- RBRobert BascomOct 2, 2017
Another Moral Compass
Extracted text from http://www.academia.edu: Skip to main content PDF Another Moral Compass: Neither Jordan Petersons Bible nor Sam Harris Neuroscience 8 Pages Another Moral Compass: Neither Jordan Petersons Bible nor Sa…
- RBRobert BascomSep 17, 2017
The Anatomy of Belonging
Extracted text from http://www.academia.edu: Skip to main content PDF Signs of identity. The anatomy of belonging 28 Pages Signs of identity. The anatomy of belonging UPLOADED BY Martin Ehala CONNECT TO DOWNLOAD GETPDF S…
- RBRobert BascomAug 23, 2017
Belief (or evolution), and knowledge: the chicken or the egg?
First a theological/phenomenological approach: And then a biological/evolutionary one: Extracted text from http://www.academia.edu: PDF Why faith makes sense: On Graham Ward's Unbelievable 31 Pages Why faith makes sense:…
- RBRobert BascomJun 28, 2017
Dialect versus language
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- RBRobert BascomJun 28, 2017
Revising the Fault Line
This may seem to be a frontal attack on traditional Christian moral valuation as such, particularly as it comes from an avowed atheist (although one who admires Christian empathy immensely). But we need to consider that…
- RBRobert BascomApr 25, 2017
Human
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- RBRobert BascomMar 23, 2017
Scarcity
With the recent emphasis on translation acceleration and efficiency and accountability (coupled with the promise of-and the reality of-generous funding), one thing that often comes to my mind is that we cannot solve all…
- RBRobert BascomJan 13, 2017
Networks
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- RBRobert BascomDec 18, 2016
The Importance of Being Messy
Extracted text from https://www.acast.com: DISCOVERACAST+PODCASTERSADVERTISERS Tim Harford on the Importance of Being Messy Have the forces of tidiness marched too far? Would we all benefit from being a bit messy? Thats…
- RBRobert BascomNov 29, 2016
Embrace the Chaos
A few years ago I ran across the 80/20 rule: a justification for the messy desk (we use only 20% of our resources 80% of the time, so why put stuff away?). This podcast and book take it to another level. It might be self…
- RBRobert BascomSep 18, 2016
Conceptual Metaphors
This is NOT a political post. Whatever your politics, the idea that human cognition is influenced by mostly unconsciously-held conceptual metaphors is worth examining. Everyone engages in this kind of "motivated cognitio…
- RBRobert BascomSep 12, 2016
Linguistic attitudes
As I prepare for a training of Bible Society staff in an English setting on the topic of English versions of the Bible, I find myself circling back to the theme of how our identities are bound together with our language…
- RBRobert BascomSep 9, 2016
Dress codes (just for fun)
As a group of us were recently planning for an upcoming international training, the question of "dress codes" came up. In international contexts, this can be surprisingly complicated. Not only do the usual "rules" of occ…
- DHDale HoskinsAug 27, 2016
The Illuminated Bible: Translating Intertextuality in Scripture
UPDATE: October 5, 2016 I am grateful to each of you who participated in my research. I'll post my thesis later this year after my defense and I've finalized the text. Meanwhile, many of you may still wish to 'weigh in'…
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How the American Bible Society Became Evangelical
I nearly did not post this, since I do not want to wade into controversies unnecessarily. But the article is actually generally positive about this undeniable recent move toward a U.S.-style Evangelical stance at ABS. Wh…
- DRDaniel RodriguezNov 17, 2015
René Girard 1923-2015
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- RBRobert BascomOct 1, 2015
The domestication of dogs and translation
This post, along with a few others I will try to gather into a coherent series, strongly suggest that animals' (including humans') perception and knowledge are essentially adaptive in nature. Basically this means we perc…
- RBRobert BascomAug 24, 2015
La tierra prometida
Extracted text from Tierra_prometida.pptx: La tierra prometida El concepto de la tierra prometida fue fundamental para la identidad del pueblo de Israel en los tiempos del Antiguo Testamento. Representaciones idealizadas…
- RBRobert BascomAug 24, 2015
Reproducción cultural
Extracted text from Reproducci_nCultural.pptx: Reproduccin cultural Cmo nos formamos grupos? Cuntos amigos tienes en FaceBook? Cuntos de ellos consideras como amigos cercanos o ntimos? Cmo nos formamos grupos? Algunos mo…
- RBRobert BascomApr 18, 2015
#SinTraducción
Here is the L.A. Times article that piqued my interest in this ad campaign. It clearly shows how communication and language crucially depend on and are always in the service of personal and group identity. Here is the co…