Christianity Today interviews Lamin Sanneh (2003)


	Christianity Today interviews Lamin Sanneh (2003)

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11-22-2007 2:44 AM

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Lamin Sanneh was raised in a scholarly, noble Muslim family in Gambia. As a young adult, he converted to Christianity, although Western Christians first treated him with suspicion. He now teaches at Yale Divinity School.

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