Elaine Orr, A Different Sun
Season 16 Episode 1613 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Elaine Orr tells us about her book, A Different Sun: A Novel of Africa.
Elaine Orr's A Different Sun, is a fictional tale based on real, pre-Civil War missionaries. Main character Emma, and her missionary husband travel to West Africa in 1840, to convert the locals, though Emma also brings literacy and compassion. While Emma is there, her understanding of the native people grows as does her own questioning of her own faith.
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Elaine Orr, A Different Sun
Season 16 Episode 1613 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Elaine Orr's A Different Sun, is a fictional tale based on real, pre-Civil War missionaries. Main character Emma, and her missionary husband travel to West Africa in 1840, to convert the locals, though Emma also brings literacy and compassion. While Emma is there, her understanding of the native people grows as does her own questioning of her own faith.
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