Translating the message : the missionary impact on culture /

"This historical survey shows the surprising consequences of mission activities, particularly Bible translation, on African culture. Every chapter has been revised and a new one on the influence of the King James Bible has been added, drawing on the latest scholarship, adding illustrations and new tables of languages into which the Bible has been translated." -- Book jacket.Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-309) and index."This historical survey shows the surprising consequences of mission activities, particularly Bible translation, on African culture. Every chapter has been revised and a new one on the influence of the King James Bible has been added, drawing on the latest scholarship, adding illustrations and new tables of languages into which the Bible has been translated." -- Book jacket

Reading on Boko Haram: A Journey in the Inter‐Disciplinary Study of Islam in Africa

A review article based on three recent recent books on Boko Haram, all published in 2018 and based on sharply different disciplines/methodologies. The first, by Alexander Thurston, is a classical historiography; the second, by Michael Nwankpa and Abdulbasit Kassim, is a sourcebook of texts produced by the movement's leadership; the third, by Scott MacEachern, is a long-term history of violence in the Lake Chad based on a mixture of archaeological findings and ethnography. The article argues for the usefulness of the three as a journey in the multi-disciplinary field of studies on "Islam in Africa"