Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel

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Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel African Systems of Thought Ivan Karp, editor Contributing editors James W. Fernandez Luc de Heusch John Middleton Roy Willis Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel Barbara M. Cooper Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404–3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu 䉷 2006 by Barbara M. Cooper All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cooper, Barbara MacGowan. Evangelical Christians in the Muslim sahel / Barbara M. Cooper. p. cm.—(African systems of thought) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–253-34739–4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Missions—Niger. 2. Sudan Interior Mission. 3. SIM (Organization) 4. Christianity and other religions—Islam. 5. Islam— Relations—Christianity. 6. Christianity—Niger. 7. Islam—Niger. I. Title. II. Series. BV3625.N48C66 2006 266'.0096626—dc22 2005032590 1 2 3 4 5 11 10 09 08 07 06 To Hawa and Ayyuba May peace be with you. ...