Accomplished financial professional Nadia Cavner managed operations at her investment firm as the company’s president for over 20 years. Today, Nadia Cavner is a highly-regarded philanthropist who serves on a number of boards for charitable organizations and is an active contributor to the American Bible Society (ABS), a centuries-old ministry.
ABS undertakes a wide range of research projects to analyze Bible engagement across generations and better understand how to make teaching the scripture more relevant in today’s world. The ABS Nida Institute conducts qualitative research into how to translate scripture for modern times.
The Nida Institute incorporates traditional translation theories within cultural and contemporary contexts to translate Biblical scripture into thousands of languages. The aim of the Bible Translation Research project is increase access to the Bible by lowering language barriers, reducing translation times, and increasing scripture relevancy across cultures. The institute also operates the School of Translation Studies, which hosts educational seminars for bible translation professionals.
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