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(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.

1989

LITWORK

Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture
Orbis Books

Nonfiction.

1996

LITWORK

Piety And Power: Muslims And Christians In West Africa
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.

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."

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.

2008

LITWORK

Disciples of all Nations: Pillars of World Christianity
New York: Oxford University Press
978-0195189605
Nonfiction.

2012

LITWORK

Summoned From the Margin: Homecoming of an African
Eerdmans
0802867421 / 978-0802867421
Memoir.

2016

LITWORK

Beyond Jihad: The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam
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.

2019

DEATH

Lamin Sanneh died in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 6, 2019.

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