Translating the message : the missionary impact on culture - Sanneh, Lamin (Maryknoll, NY Orbis Books, 1992)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Missions -- Anthropological aspects; Missions -- History