TY - BOOK AU - Sanneh,Lamin TI - Translating the message: the missionary impact on culture T2 - American Society of Missiology series SN - 0883443619 AV - BV2063 .S23 1989 U1 - 266 19 PY - 1992///, 1990, ©1989 CY - Maryknoll, NY PB - Orbis Books KW - Missions KW - Anthropological aspects KW - History N1 - 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 ER -