Whose Religion Is Christianity? Christianity beyond the West

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Whose Religion Is Christianity? Christianity Beyond the West. By Lamin Sanneh. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Pp. xii, 138. Paperback $12.

In his latest book, which is slim but not slight, Lamin Sanneh exploits the genre of a modern Socratic dialogue to publicize and discuss the phenomenon of Christianity as a world religion. He has summarized (or rephrased?) and answered questions from his students and colleagues over the years. The style is intriguing and draws the reader into the conversation between the lecturer and his questioners.

In this different key, Sanneh, professor of missions and world Christianity and prof essor of history at Yale Divinity School, writes with …