By Patrick T. Twomey I was incredibly fortunate to spend three summers on sabbatical studying Latin with Father Reginald Foster, a renowned instructor who died at Christmas in a nursing home in Milwaukee. My journey to Rome and Fr. Reginald’s classroom was motivated by a long desire to correct a deficit. I knew nothing of the language of the Western Church, and, as a priest, … [Read more...] about Learning Latin from Fr. Reginald Foster
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Translation ‘Fell Through a Crack’
By Kirk Petersen The House of Bishops has begun a rapid recovery from the discomfort of July 6, with a presentation on the logistics and costs of translation and interpretation, and an expression of gratitude from the bishop who had compelled the house to focus on the matter. After Bishop Lloyd Allen of Honduras said he would lead his deputation out of General Convention … [Read more...] about Translation ‘Fell Through a Crack’
Translators Complete Dictionary
Anglican missions have not always been at the forefront of Bible translation. The first meeting of the Church Missionary Society in 1799, for instance, discussed the feasibility of Chinese translation, but the project never gained traction. A notable exception is the work of the South American Missionary Society, which merged with CMS in 2010. One of its workers, Bob Lunt, … [Read more...] about Translators Complete Dictionary