Making a Difference
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Making a Difference

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Making a Difference

About this book

How did two very different language communities encounter and make early choices about Christianity? This book is a historical record of the Dagomba and Konkomba people groups of Northern Ghana as they embraced the Bible translated into their mother tongues. Author Dr. Sumani Sule-Saa employs Professor Lamin Sanneh's groundbreaking hermeneutic of 'mission as translation' as a grid to examine the effect of Bible translation on the lives of these two very important language groups. Sule-Saa first presents a brief history of the Dagomba and Konkomba and describes their very different societal structures. He analyses early Christian mission involvement and documents the role of two Bible translation agencies among these people groups. Through a number of case studies he illustrates the positive impact of the Bible in their mother tongues. Woven throughout, Dr. Sule-Saa discusses to what degree the Christian faith has been indigenised into the ethos and behaviour of the Dagomba and Konkomba. Theological students and those interested in missions will find this book relevant as it deals with missiological issues and serves as a reference on the establishment of Christianity among the Dagomba and Konkomba. Its multi-disciplinary approach will also appeal to a wider audience.

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Table of contents

  1. Abbreviations
  2. 1 Introduction
  3. 2 Christianity as a Vernacular Translation Movement
  4. 3 The Dagomba of Northern Ghana
  5. 4 The Konkomba of Northern Ghana
  6. 5 Christian Mission in Northern Ghana: The Dagomba Story
  7. 6 Christian Mission in Northern Ghana: The Konkomba Story
  8. 7 Sanneh’s Hermeneutic of Mission as Translation and Anti-hegemony: Test Case of the Dagomba and the Konkomba
  9. 8 A Revitalised Indigenous Consciousness: The Fruit of Translation
  10. Appendix: Dagomba and Konkomba Anthems Sung in Churches
  11. Archival Source References
  12. Textual References
  13. Index