Whose Religion Is Christianity?

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.

Lamin Sanneh, a native of Gambia, is D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity and professor of history at Yale Divinity School

Acknowledgments

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INTRODUCTION

Christianity Uncovered: The Discovery of the Gospel beyond the West

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(12)

CHAPTER ONE The Wind Blows Where It Wills: Christianity as a World Religion

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(82)

Part I: The Facts on the Ground

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(7)

Part II: World Christianity and Christendom: Parallels and Divergences

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(56)

Part III: Assessment and Feedback: Prelude to the Future

77

(18)

CHAPTER TWO Christianity Reappropriated: The Bible and Its Mother Tongue Variations

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(36)

Part I: Translation and Renewal: The Holy and the Commonplace

95

(13)

Part II: The River and Its Tributaries: Theme and Continuities

108

(23)

Select Bibliography

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(6)

Index

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