Summoned from the margin
Subtitle: homecoming of an African
By: Lamin Sanneh
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9780802867421
Subjects: Christian converts from Islam; Biography
Description: Sanneh's fascinating journey from his an impoverished village in West Africa to education in the United States and Europe to a distinguished career teaching at the Universities of Yale, Harvard, Aberdeen, and Ghana. Burning theological questions about God's nature and human suffering eventually led Sanneh to convert from Islam to Christianity. He recounts the unusually varied life experiences that have made him who he is today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.