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How to Reduce Inequality

How can Scripture Engagement activities reduce inequality within a society? If you Google this question you find that no one is writing on the issue. Either inequality or Scripture engagement will be crossed out. Within SIL the literacy department is more interested in how to reduce inequality. Education is something that can be made available to all, whatever their background. There is one thing to think about, though. Disadvantaged communities are often lacking Scriptures because: The Scriptures haven't yet been translated into their language Parts of Scripture are available in book format, but the people can't read Parts of Scripture are available in book format, but they haven't been distributed to that village yet Parts of Scripture are available in digital format but people don't have smart phones etc. An increasing focus on digital engagement doesn't necessarily help, unless careful research shows that e.g. feature phones are to some extent av