Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel
Author | : Barbara MacGowan Cooper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253347394 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253347398 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel written by Barbara MacGowan Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara M. Cooper looks closely at the Sudan Interior Mission, an evangelical Christian mission that has taken a tenuous hold in a predominantly Hausa Muslim area on the southern fringe of Niger. Based on sustained fieldwork, personal interviews, and archival research, this vibrant, sensitive, compelling, and candid book gives a unique glimpse into an important dimension of religious life in Africa. Cooper's involvement in a violent religious riot provides a useful backdrop for introducing other themes and concerns such as Bible translation, medical outreach, public preaching, tensions between English-speaking and French-speaking missionaries, and the Christian mission's changing views of Islam.