Summoned from the Margin by Lamin Sanneh

Summoned from the Margin by Lamin Sanneh

Summoned from the Margin tells the story of Lamin Sanneh's fascinating journey from his upbringing in an impoverished village in West Africa to education in the United States and Europe to a distinguished career teaching at the Universities of Yale, Harvard, Aberdeen, and Ghana.
He grew up in a polygamous household in The Gambia and attended a government-run Muslim boarding school. A chance encounter with Helen Keller's autobiography taught him that education and faith are the key to overcoming physical and personal hardship and inspired his journey. Burning theological questions about God's nature and human suffering eventually led Sanneh to convert from Islam to Christianity and to pursue a career in academia. Here he recounts the unusually varied life experiences that have made him who he is today.
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Lamin Sanneh is D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale University's Divinity School and professor of history at Yale University. He is descended from the nyanchos, an ancient African royal house, and was educated on four continents, ultimately receiving his doctorate in Islamic history from the University of London. In recognition of his academic work, he was made Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Lion, Senegal's highest national honour.

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ISBN 13	9780802867421
ISBN 10	0802867421
Title	Summoned from the Margin
Author	Lamin Sanneh
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	2012-09-24
Number of pages	281
Prizes	Winner of Christianity Today Book Award (History/Biography) 2013
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