Bridging the Orality Gap to Minds and 💞
Edited by Charles B. Madinger & Danyal Qalb
Foreword by Romerlito Macalinao
ISBN: 978-621-8511-05-7
With chapters by Antonio Alvares, Andrés Casanueva, Josafá Correia, Mark Overstreet, Michael Rynkiewich, Cleber Paula Santos, Lynn Thigpen
This third volume of a groundbreaking three-part series explores orality as a vital framework for communication, learning, and ministry in today’s world. It immerses readers in a grand narrative through the perspective of a fellow traveler on a journey of discovery, modeling orality not only as a subject but also as an experience. Drawing from anthropology, missiology, theology, performance studies, and education, the authors offer practical insights for engaging with high-orality-reliant communities. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, this volume presents a rich, interdisciplinary perspective, inviting readers to rethink communication and embrace orality as a pathway for transformative teaching and cross-cultural ministry.
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A pastor given a second call building global communication strategies through-out the Global South. He leads the Institutes for Orality Strategies (I-OS) team from Manila specializing in orality training, research, and collaboration. Chuck studied at Fuller Theological Seminary (D.Min.) and the University of Kentucky (Ph.D.) teaching in schools, churches, and conferences. Roce and Chuck share two daughters and four grandchildren.
Danyal is a German who grew up in Brazil and has worked among unreached people in the Philippines since 2007. He is the first to earn a PhD in Orality Studies and currently serves as Research Director with Orality Collaborators (https://orality.co). In this role, Danyal oversees the development of the Global Orality Mapping Project (GOMAP, https://gomap.pro), teaches orality principles and methods around the world, and is the co-founder and editor of the OralityTalks Journal (https://journal.oralitytalks.net).
