John Azumah

The African Christian and Islam John Azumah

Marc Notes: ; 8; This collection articulates a specifically African approach to Islam as a resource for theological students and pastors and as an African contribution to the global discourse in the post 9/11 world.. Publisher Marketing: This collection articulates a specifically African approach to Islam as a resource for theological students and pastors and as an African contribution to the global discourse in the post 9/11 world. Contributor Bio:  Azumah, John John Azumah holds a PhD in Islamics from the University of Birmingham, UK, and is the Director for the Centre of Islamic Studies at the London School of Theology. He has previously served as a Research Fellow with the Akrofi-Christaller Institute in Ghana. Dr. Azumah is the author of The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa: A Quest for Inter-Religious Dialogue (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2001) and has written articles on the subject in various academic journals. Contributor Bio:  Sanneh, Lamin Lamin Sanneh is Professor of History and D. Willis James Professor of World Christianity, Yale University.