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Whose religion is Christianity? / Lamin Sanneh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanneh, Lamin O.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity--Developing countries--Miscellanea.
- Christianity.
- Developing countries.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 138 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, 2003.
- Summary:
- Lamin Sanneh presents a stimulating new outlook on faith and culture by exploring Christianity's vibrant expression and explosive growth in the non-Western world.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Christianity Uncovered: The Discovery of the Gospel beyond the West 1
- Chapter 1 The Wind Blows Where It Wills: Christianity as a World Religion 13
- Part I The Facts on the Ground 14
- Part II World Christianity and Christendom: Parallels and Divergences 21
- Part III Assessment and Feedback: Prelude to the Future 77
- Chapter 2 Christianity Reappropriated: The Bible and Its Mother Tongue Variations 95
- Part I Translation and Renewal: The Holy and the Commonplace 95
- Part II The River and Its Tributaries: Theme and Continuities 108.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802821642
- OCLC:
- 52728860
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