Lamin Sanneh

Lamin Sanneh

  • Lamin Sanneh
  • D. Willis James Professor of Missions & World Christianity, Professor of History, Professor of International and Area Studies, Yale Divinity School

Born and raised in Gambia, he earned his doctorate in Islamic History at the University of London. After converting from Islam to Roman Catholicism, he writes about the relationship between Islam and Christianity. He also studies World Christianity and criticizes the accepted history of mission among modern academics. He has taught as a professor at the University of Ghana, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, Harvard, and now Yale Divinity School. His presentation will discuss "Faith and Citizenship with Reference to Africa: A Comparative Inquiry."

Presentations at Calvin University

Lamin Sanneh - “Faith and Citizenship with Reference to Africa: A Comparative Inquiry” - Part 2
Part of the: Stob Lecture Series
Thursday, November 15, 2012 07:30:00 PM
Seminary Auditorium (175S)

Publication(s) for this event

Summoned from the Margin: Homecoming of an African

Summoned from the Margin: Homecoming of an African
by Lamin Sanneh
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (September 24, 2012)



Lamin Sanneh - “Faith and Citizenship with Reference to Africa: A Comparative Inquiry” - Part 1
Part of the: Stob Lecture Series
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 07:30:00 PM
Seminary Auditorium (175S)

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