Lamin Sanneh
1942 - 2019
General Information
Bio
(1942-2019) Scholar. Lamin Sanneh was born in Gambia. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1967. He was the author of more than 20 books and more than 200 articles. He died in New Haven, Connecticut.
Full Name
Lamin Sanneh
Locations
Schenectady
Author's Timeline
1942
BIRTH
Lamin Ousman Sanneh was born in Gambia on May 24, 1942.
1967
OTHER
Dr. Sanneh received a bachelor's degree in history from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1967.
1983
LITWORK
West African Christianity: The Religious Impact
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books
978-0883447031
Nonfiction.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books
978-0883447031
Nonfiction.
1989
LITWORK
Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture
Orbis Books
Nonfiction.
Orbis Books
Nonfiction.
1996
LITWORK
Piety And Power: Muslims And Christians In West Africa
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books
1570750904 / 978-1570750908
Nonfiction.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books
1570750904 / 978-1570750908
Nonfiction.
1999
LITWORK
Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa
Harvard University Press
Nonfiction.
Harvard University Press
Nonfiction.
2004
LITWORK
Whose Religion is Christianity?: The Gospel Beyond the West
Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
802821642
Nonfiction, winner of Theologos Award for "Best General Interest Book 2004."
Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
802821642
Nonfiction, winner of Theologos Award for "Best General Interest Book 2004."
2005
LITWORK
The Changing Face Of Christianity: Africa, The West, And The World
New York: Oxford University Press
0195177282 / 978-0195177282
Nonfiction co-edited with Joel A. Carpenter.
New York: Oxford University Press
0195177282 / 978-0195177282
Nonfiction co-edited with Joel A. Carpenter.
2008
LITWORK
Disciples of all Nations: Pillars of World Christianity
New York: Oxford University Press
978-0195189605
Nonfiction.
New York: Oxford University Press
978-0195189605
Nonfiction.
2012
LITWORK
Summoned From the Margin: Homecoming of an African
Eerdmans
0802867421 / 978-0802867421
Memoir.
Eerdmans
0802867421 / 978-0802867421
Memoir.
2016
LITWORK
Beyond Jihad: The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam
Oxford University Press
0199351619 / 978-0199351619
Nonfiction.
Oxford University Press
0199351619 / 978-0199351619
Nonfiction.
2016
LITWORK
The Wiley Blackwell Companion To World Christianity
Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons
1405153768 / 978-1405153768
Nonfiction, co-edited with Michael McClymond.
Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons
1405153768 / 978-1405153768
Nonfiction, co-edited with Michael McClymond.
2019
DEATH
Lamin Sanneh died in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 6, 2019.
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