Make the Bible popular or (al)ify society? Challenges and opportunities for the BGA method in the context of orality and literacy This article was presented in one of the training sessions of the Philadelphia Project Service Team (TP3) on 26 July 2004, in Wisma Anugerah, Cisarua, Bogor.Introduction This article is a form of concretization of my reflections based on various theological struggles, as well as service experiences in BGA coaching, as well as daily work as a member of the PPA Foundation editorial staff. Previously, I had compiled and presented several reflections and documents that I had presented at various internal PPA meetings. The developments and changes in my thinking since these times are now contained in this article. Through the title of this article, I want to show that there are still different policies, thoughts, ideological-theological bases, etc. related to the BGA method, which still needs to be clarified. The title of this article implies one of several choices to be made: popularizing the Bible or actually socializing the Bible. The purpose of this article is to invite us to reflect on questions like these, as well as my opinion on the answers to these questions. Searching for Shrimp Behind the Rocks: The Context of Literacy, Orality, and Media Diversity in Indonesian Lifestyles Many terms used person to describe a person's ability to read and write. Some use the terms literacy, literacy, literacy, etc. In this article I will use the term 'literacy' to designate the condition of society, which is generally based on the ability to read and write, and 'literacy' for the condition of a person. For the condition of someone who is unable to read and write, I use the term ¡®illiterate¡¯, while ¡®orality¡¯ refers to the condition of society that is dominated by verbal speech rather than written text. I also want to clarify the meaning of a term I use in this article. According to the definition used by UNESCO, a "book" or "kitab" is a printed material consisting of 49 pages or more, excluding the cover. According to Susenas/Education Statistics, the percentage of the illiterate population aged 10 years and above is as follows: Gender City Village City and countryside Males 3.76 10.32 7.52 Females 9.44 20.17 15.54 Males and females 6.63 15.53 11.55 Difference Females Males 5.68 9.85 8.02 We can compare this data with the literacy table of the world population by region below. At first glance, it seems that the level of literacy of the Indonesian population, including Christians, has reached rather encouraging figures. We can assume that the Christian population of Indonesia (which in 2000, according to LP3ES, amounted to 17,954,977 people equal to 8.92% of the total population) also has a percentage of literacy more or less equal to that of the other components of the Indonesian population. If these figures are correct, then there appears to be a fairly large field for the ministry of printing the Bible and accompanying literature (about 15 million Christians classified as illiterate).