Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel (African Systems of Thought)

By Barbara M. Cooper

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253347394
• ISBN13: 9780253347398
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.1"