Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel

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.

• | Author: Barbara M. Cooper
• | Publisher: Indiana University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 05, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 480 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0253222338
• | ISBN-13: 9780253222336