Ethno-Geography of the Bahr el Ghazal: an attempt at a historical reconstruction

An attempt at a historical reconstruction
with a Foreword
by Prof. Richard Gray
Any final assessment of the work of Christian or Muslim mis­
sionaries lies beyond history. Believers will be content to leave
the ultimate outcome and justification of their labours to Provi­
dence. Historians can merely attempt to make a tentative as­
sessment in the light of the evidence available to them at any
given moment. A major element in any such judgement must
surely involve an examination of their contribution to human
development.