Lesslie Newbigin: Missionary Theologian : a ReaderWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006 - 277 pages Monumental figure in the twentieth-century worldwide church. Internationally esteemed British pastor and missionary theologian. Ecumenical statesman and prolific writer. Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) was all of these and more. This reader fills a long-standing need for a comprehensive introduction to Newbigin and his legacy. Opening with a short biography of Newbigin and a discussion of his major theological and missiological themes, the volume sets selected readings in context with brief introductions and offers suggestions for further reading from Newbigin's corpus. Praise for Lesslie Newbigin and his writings: "Newbigin has made a bold and major step forward in the debate on Christianity, pluralism, and Western self-understanding." |
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... Congregational Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England ) World Council of Churches ( founded in 1948 ) Introduction A biographical sketch Early life James Edward Lesslie Newbigin X Abbreviations.
... congregations brought into existence through the work of the mission of the Scottish Churches formed part of what was known as the South India United Church ( SIUC ) , which had been set up in 1908 by a union of Congregationalists and ...
... congregation ' rose and burst into the Te Deum ' . It was as though all the agonizing fears and delays of [ ... ] 28 years had dammed up a flood that was now bursting through . I have never heard such singing , and I think there were ...
... congregations ( some of them numbering over a thousand members ) . Looking back on his earlier ministries in Kanchi and Madurai , Newbigin felt that he had been ' too narrowly ecclesiastical ' in his concerns . As a result he resolved ...
... congregation opposite Winson Green prison in Birmingham . If no one came forward , the church would have to be closed . After much thought and prayer , Newbigin decided to take the position , and in 1981 ( at the age of 72 ) became its ...
Contents
The knowledge of God | 17 |
The death of Christ | 29 |
Election and the people of God | 48 |
Christ as the due to history | 54 |
The ecumenical vision | 66 |
Trinitarian mission | 81 |
MISSIONARY THEOLOGY IN PRACTICE | 93 |
Christ and the cultures | 95 |
The gospel and world religions | 158 |
The missionary crisis in the West | 185 |
102 Profile of a culture | 197 |
103 Responding to the challenge | 207 |
The gospel and public life | 218 |
112 The gospel as public truth | 244 |
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Lesslie Newbigin, Missionary Theologian: A Reader James Edward Lesslie Newbigin (évêque.),Lesslie Newbigin No preview available - 2006 |