Reading a Different Story: A Christian Scholar's Journey from America to AfricaChristianity'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. 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,