Studies the culture and religion of the Chamba, Duru, Gula, and Gbaya of Cameroon. Discusses attempts of expatriates and Africans to ask questions, to learn, and to interpret what is important in the lives and traditions of African societies in the light of the Christian Church.Table of contentsPreface by Philip NossAcknowledgmentsMapIntroduction by Wendell Frerichs             Culture and Society             Poem: The Stranger by Philip Noss            IntroductionThe Stranger among the Chamba   by Bouba BernardGbaya Proverbs and Hospitality   by Dala MarcelThe Danger of Courtesy   by Philip NossReflections on the Life of the European   by Bouba BernardGbaya Marriage   by Alice EastwoldThe Gbaya Dance of Diang   by Philip NossOrdinary and Extraordinary People   by Kombo SamuelSickness, Medicine, and Sorcery in Duru Society   by Kadia Matthiew, Lee BohnhoffSickness, Misfortune, and Healing among the Gbaya   by Cecilia NossTradition and Modernism on Horseback   by Badoma AndréFaith and Belief Poem: Everthing Tries by Haldor Jon NossThe Gbaya and the Sudan Mission: 1924 to the Present   by Philip BurnhamAn Interpretation