...The focus of this article is the secular translation in the eastern and southern part of the Asian continent. It gives an overview of the history of Asian thinking on translation. Expectations in Asia of what constitutes ‘translation’ have varied over time and space, from the highly...

...Chapter 7 takes a look at how the Bible, with origins in Palestine, was brought to the Asian continent and other parts of the world. In Asia, Bible translation was a means by which the missionary movement promoted the growth of Asian churches. One of its main challenges was contending...

...Chapter 9 focuses on how Christian missionary movements from Asia have been received by global churches. Although the focus here is the Asian continent, later sections will involve discussions of Africa and Latin America. A truly diverse continent, Asia has been considered the origin of “world...