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Whose Religion Is Christianity?
Lamin Sanneh
The Gospel Beyond The West
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
September 2003
On Sale: September 15, 2003
128 pages
ISBN: 0802821642
EAN: 9780802821645
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Many historians of religion now recognize that Christianity
is a global faith whose most vibrant expression and growth
are found today in the non-Western world. But no one
explores this reality and its implications for modern life
with the depth of learning and personal insight of Lamin
Sanneh.
This book is unique in the literature of
world Christianity, not least for its novel structure.
Sanneh's engaging narrative takes the form of a
self-interview in which he asks questions about the
cross-cultural expansion of Christianity and provides
insightful answers and meaningful predictions about the
future. This technique also allows Sanneh to track
developments in world Christianity even while giving
attention to the responses and involvement of indigenous
peoples around the world.
Sanneh's own background
and lifelong involvement with non-Western cultures bring a
richness of perspective not found in any other book on world
Christianity. For example, Sanneh highlights what is
distinctive about Christianity as a world religion, and he
offers a timely comparison of Christianity with Islam's own
missionary tradition. The book also gives pride of place to
the recipients of the Christian message rather than to the
missionaries themselves. Indeed, Sanneh argues here that the
gospel is not owned by the West and that the future of the
tradition lies in its "world" character.
Literate,
relevant, and highly original, Whose Religion Is
Christianity? presents a stimulating new outlook on
faith and culture that will interest a wide range of readers.
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