Not much research in religious studies and (linguistic) anthropology has analyzed Protestant missionary linguistic translations. Contemporary Protestant missionary linguists employ grammars, dictionaries, literacy campaigns, and translations of the New Testament in order to convert local cultures. The North American institutions SIL and WBT are one of the largest evangelical missionary and scientific enterprises in the world. Its ultimate objective is to translate the Bible to every world language. The author has conducted systematic research, employing comparative linguistic methodology and...