Reading a Different Story ()

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Reading a Different Story ()

A Christian Scholar's Journey from America to Africa

The arts: general topics Biography: general Biography: religious and spiritual Memoirs Christianity Christianity Gender studies: women and girls

Author: Susan Van Zanten

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Collection: Turning South: Christian Scholars in an Age of World Christianity

Language: English

Published by: Baker Academic

Published on: 21st January 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 144 pages

ISBN: 9781441245731


Global Shift in Christianity

Christianity's demographics, vitality, and influence have tipped markedly toward the global South and East. Addressing this seismic shift, a noted Christian literary scholar recounts how her focus has shifted from American to African literature.

About Susan VanZanten

Susan VanZanten began her career working on nineteenth-century American literature. A combination of personal circumstances, curricular demands, world events, and unfolding scholarship have led her to teach, research, and write about African literature and to advocate for a global approach to education and scholarship.

Series Information

This is the second book in the Turning South series, which offers reflections by eminent Christian scholars who have turned their attention and commitments beyond North America.

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