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Lamin Sanneh

August 29, 2023

Lamin Sanneh (May 24, 1942 – January 6, 2019) was the D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale Divinity School and Professor of History at Yale University.

Lamin Sanneh
Sanneh in 2014
Born(1942-05-24)May 24, 1942
Abuko, Gambia Colony and Protectorate
DiedJanuary 6, 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 76)
United States
Occupation(s)Scholar of missions and religious studies
Known forHistory of African Christianity and a pioneer in the academic field of world Christianity
SpouseSandra Sanneh
Academic work
DisciplineMissiology, religious studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghana, University of Aberdeen, Harvard, Yale University, Yale Divinity School

Biography Edit

Sanneh was born and raised in Gambia as part of an ancient African royal family, and was a naturalized United States citizen.[1] After studying at the University of Birmingham and the Near East School of Theology, Beirut, he earned his doctorate in Islamic History at the University of London. Sanneh taught and worked at the University of Ghana, the University of Aberdeen, Harvard, and, from 1989–2019, at Yale. He was an editor-at-large of The Christian Century, and served on the board of several other journals. Sanneh had honorary doctorates from University of Edinburgh and Liverpool Hope University.[2]

He was a Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Lion, Senegal's highest national honor. He was a member of the Pontifical Commission of the Historical Sciences and of the Pontifical Commission on Religious Relations with Muslims.[2][3] In 2018, a new institute was created in his name, the Sanneh Institute at the University of Ghana.[4] The Overseas Ministry Study Center (OMSC) at Princeton Theological Seminary created a research grant named in honor of Sanneh.[5]

Sanneh suffered a stroke and died on January 6, 2019.[1][6] He was survived by his wife, Sandra Sanneh, a professor of isiZulu at Yale University, and their children Sia Sanneh, a senior attorney at the Equal Justice Initiative, and Kelefa Sanneh, staff writer for The New Yorker.[7]

Christianity and Islam Edit

Sanneh converted to Christianity from Islam and was a practicing Roman Catholic. Much of his scholarship related to the relationship between Christianity and Islam, especially in Africa and what he understood as "African Islam."[3][8]

World Christianity Edit

Another major area of Sanneh's academic work was in the study of World Christianity. In his Translating the Message (1989), Sanneh wrote about the significance of the translation of the Christian message into mother-tongue languages in places like Africa and Asia. Instead of the dominant view that Christian mission primarily propagated "cosmopolitan values of an ascendant West," he argues, "The translation role of missionaries cast them as unwitting allies of mother-tongue speakers and as reluctant opponents of colonial domination."[9] He continued to develop these reflections in his Disciples of All Nations (2008).

Selected books Edit

  • West African Christianity: The Religious Impact. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. 1983. ISBN 9780883447031.
  • Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. 1989. ISBN 9780883443613.
  • The Jakhanke Muslim Clerics: A Religious and Historical Study of Islam in Senegambia. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 1989. ISBN 9780819174819.
  • Encountering the West: Christianity and the Global Cultural Process: The African Dimension. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. 1993. ISBN 9780883449295.
  • Religion and the Variety of Culture: A Study in Origin and Practice. Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International. 1996. ISBN 9781563381669.
  • Het Evangelie is Niet Los Verkrijgbaar: Tet Thristendom als Inculturatie-Beweging. Kampen, The Netherlands: Kok. 1996. ISBN 9789024279746.
  • Piety and Power: Muslims and Christians in West Africa. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. 1996. ISBN 9781570750908.
  • The Crown and the Turban: Muslims and West African Pluralism. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 1997. ISBN 9780813330594.
  • Faith and Power: Christianity and Islam in "Secular" Britain. London: SPCK. 1998. ISBN 9780281051533. (with Lesslie Newbigin and Jenny Taylor)
  • Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0674043077.
  • Whose Religion is Christianity?: The Gospel Beyond the West. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 2004. ISBN 0802821642. (Winner: Theologos Award for "Best General Interest Book 2004")
  • The Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, the West, and the World. New York: Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 0195177274. (co-edited with Joel A. Carpenter)
  • Disciples of all Nations: Pillars of World Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press. 2008. ISBN 9780195189605.
  • Summoned from the Margin: Homecoming of an African. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. 2012. ISBN 9780802867421.
  • Beyond Jihad: The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam. New York: Oxford University Press. 2016. ISBN 9780199351619.
  • The Wiley Blackwell Companion to World Christianity. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. 2016. ISBN 9781118556047. (co-edited with Michael McClymond

References Edit

  1. ^ a b Sterling, Greg (7 January 2019). "Professor Lamin Sanneh, 1942-2019". Yale Divinity School. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lamin Sanneh". Yale Divinity School. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bonk, Jonathan J. (October 2003). "The Defender of the Good News: Questioning Lamin Sanneh". Christianity Today: 112–113.
  4. ^ "New institute named for Lamin Sanneh to focus on study of religion and society in Africa". Yale MacMillan Center. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Lamin Sanneh Research Prizes". OMSC. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. ^ Walls, Andrew (8 January 2019). "Professor Lamin Sanneh: In Memoriam". Centre for the Study of World Christianity. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. ^ Smith, Harrison (13 January 2019). "Lamin Sanneh, pioneering historian who studied Christianity's spread, dies at 76". Washington Post.
  8. ^ Harrak, Fatima (September 2000). "Piety and Power: Muslims and Christians in West Africa by Lamin Sanneh". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 68 (3): 668–670. doi:10.1093/jaarel/68.3.668.
  9. ^ Lamin Sanneh, Translating the Message, 2nd ed. (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2009), 94–5.

External links Edit

External video
  A Conversation with Lamin Sanneh (2016)
  • Yale Divinity School

August 29, 2023
lamin, sanneh, 1942, january, 2019, willis, james, professor, missions, world, christianity, yale, divinity, school, professor, history, yale, university, sanneh, 2014born, 1942, 1942abuko, gambia, colony, protectoratediedjanuary, 2019, 2019, aged, united, sta. Lamin Sanneh May 24 1942 January 6 2019 was the D Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale Divinity School and Professor of History at Yale University Lamin SannehSanneh in 2014Born 1942 05 24 May 24 1942Abuko Gambia Colony and ProtectorateDiedJanuary 6 2019 2019 01 06 aged 76 United StatesOccupation s Scholar of missions and religious studiesKnown forHistory of African Christianity and a pioneer in the academic field of world ChristianitySpouseSandra SannehAcademic workDisciplineMissiology religious studiesInstitutionsUniversity of Ghana University of Aberdeen Harvard Yale University Yale Divinity School Contents 1 Biography 2 Christianity and Islam 3 World Christianity 4 Selected books 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditSanneh was born and raised in Gambia as part of an ancient African royal family and was a naturalized United States citizen 1 After studying at the University of Birmingham and the Near East School of Theology Beirut he earned his doctorate in Islamic History at the University of London Sanneh taught and worked at the University of Ghana the University of Aberdeen Harvard and from 1989 2019 at Yale He was an editor at large of The Christian Century and served on the board of several other journals Sanneh had honorary doctorates from University of Edinburgh and Liverpool Hope University 2 He was a Commandeur de l Ordre National du Lion Senegal s highest national honor He was a member of the Pontifical Commission of the Historical Sciences and of the Pontifical Commission on Religious Relations with Muslims 2 3 In 2018 a new institute was created in his name the Sanneh Institute at the University of Ghana 4 The Overseas Ministry Study Center OMSC at Princeton Theological Seminary created a research grant named in honor of Sanneh 5 Sanneh suffered a stroke and died on January 6 2019 1 6 He was survived by his wife Sandra Sanneh a professor of isiZulu at Yale University and their children Sia Sanneh a senior attorney at the Equal Justice Initiative and Kelefa Sanneh staff writer for The New Yorker 7 Christianity and Islam EditSanneh converted to Christianity from Islam and was a practicing Roman Catholic Much of his scholarship related to the relationship between Christianity and Islam especially in Africa and what he understood as African Islam 3 8 World Christianity EditAnother major area of Sanneh s academic work was in the study of World Christianity In his Translating the Message 1989 Sanneh wrote about the significance of the translation of the Christian message into mother tongue languages in places like Africa and Asia Instead of the dominant view that Christian mission primarily propagated cosmopolitan values of an ascendant West he argues The translation role of missionaries cast them as unwitting allies of mother tongue speakers and as reluctant opponents of colonial domination 9 He continued to develop these reflections in his Disciples of All Nations 2008 Selected books EditWest African Christianity The Religious Impact Maryknoll NY Orbis Books 1983 ISBN 9780883447031 Translating the Message The Missionary Impact on Culture Maryknoll NY Orbis Books 1989 ISBN 9780883443613 The Jakhanke Muslim Clerics A Religious and Historical Study of Islam in Senegambia Lanham MD University Press of America 1989 ISBN 9780819174819 Encountering the West Christianity and the Global Cultural Process The African Dimension Maryknoll NY Orbis Books 1993 ISBN 9780883449295 Religion and the Variety of Culture A Study in Origin and Practice Valley Forge PA Trinity Press International 1996 ISBN 9781563381669 Het Evangelie is Niet Los Verkrijgbaar Tet Thristendom als Inculturatie Beweging Kampen The Netherlands Kok 1996 ISBN 9789024279746 Piety and Power Muslims and Christians in West Africa Maryknoll NY Orbis Books 1996 ISBN 9781570750908 The Crown and the Turban Muslims and West African Pluralism Boulder CO Westview Press 1997 ISBN 9780813330594 Faith and Power Christianity and Islam in Secular Britain London SPCK 1998 ISBN 9780281051533 with Lesslie Newbigin and Jenny Taylor Abolitionists Abroad American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa Cambridge MA Harvard University Press 2009 ISBN 978 0674043077 Whose Religion is Christianity The Gospel Beyond the West Grand Rapids MI William B Eerdmans Pub Co 2004 ISBN 0802821642 Winner Theologos Award for Best General Interest Book 2004 The Changing Face of Christianity Africa the West and the World New York Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 0195177274 co edited with Joel A Carpenter Disciples of all Nations Pillars of World Christianity New York Oxford University Press 2008 ISBN 9780195189605 Summoned from the Margin Homecoming of an African Grand Rapids MI William B Eerdmans Pub Co 2012 ISBN 9780802867421 Beyond Jihad The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam New York Oxford University Press 2016 ISBN 9780199351619 The Wiley Blackwell Companion to World Christianity Hoboken NJ John Wiley amp Sons 2016 ISBN 9781118556047 co edited with Michael McClymondReferences Edit a b Sterling Greg 7 January 2019 Professor Lamin Sanneh 1942 2019 Yale Divinity School Retrieved 8 January 2019 a b Lamin Sanneh Yale Divinity School Retrieved 3 October 2018 a b Bonk Jonathan J October 2003 The Defender of the Good News Questioning Lamin Sanneh Christianity Today 112 113 New institute named for Lamin Sanneh to focus on study of religion and society in Africa Yale MacMillan Center 27 September 2018 Retrieved 3 October 2018 Lamin Sanneh Research Prizes OMSC Retrieved 14 August 2022 Walls Andrew 8 January 2019 Professor Lamin Sanneh In Memoriam Centre for the Study of World Christianity Retrieved 8 January 2019 Smith Harrison 13 January 2019 Lamin Sanneh pioneering historian who studied Christianity s spread dies at 76 Washington Post Harrak Fatima September 2000 Piety and Power Muslims and Christians in West Africa by Lamin Sanneh Journal of the American Academy of Religion 68 3 668 670 doi 10 1093 jaarel 68 3 668 Lamin Sanneh Translating the Message 2nd ed Maryknoll New York Orbis 2009 94 5 External links EditExternal video A Conversation with Lamin Sanneh 2016 Yale Divinity School History Faculty Page at Yale 2011 Article By Ray Waddle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lamin Sanneh amp oldid 1168532922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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