Translating the message : the missionary impact on culture /

Sanneh, Lamin.

Translating the message : the missionary impact on culture / - Maryknoll, NY Orbis Books 1992, 1990, ©1989 - xiv, 255 Pages ; 24 cm. - American Society of Missiology series ; No. 13 . - American Society of Missiology series ; no. 13. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The birth of mission: the Jewish-Gentile frontier -- Mission and the cultural assimilation of Christianity: the Hellenistic factor -- Mission and Colonialism: vernacularization and westernization -- Protest, reaction, and renewal: vernacular roots in the Niger Delta -- Missionary translation in African perspective: religious and theological themes -- "Familiarity breeds faith": first and last resorts in vernacular translation -- Translatability in Islam and Christianity, with special reference to Africa: recapitulating the theme.

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Missions--Anthropological aspects.
Missions--History.

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